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Wrong Words for Your Emails

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CARDINAL RULE: Never ever use any cuss words in your business emails. Period. There are NO exceptions to this rule.

SECOND RULE: There are certain words that you are well recommended to stay away from when writing an email. These are the words that create confusion, trigger resentment or anger, or whip up a negative reaction on the part of the receiver. You should avoid using these words especially in formal business communications:

backstabbing
betrayal
can’t
catastrophe
cheating
clueless
criminal
deny
disaster
explosive
fear
idiotic
immature
immoral
impossible
incompetence
lackluster
lying
meltdown
mess

misjudgment
misleading
mismanagement
misrepresent
moronic
nervous
obnoxious
panic
peril
refuse
reject
retarded
risky
scandalous
shaky
shameful
silly
stupid
terrible
vicious

How to write a Critical Email

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