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We live in an Acronym Happy World.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Coming from a legal background, we were always taught if you are using an acronym or initialism in writing, on the first use you should spell it out and then put the acronym in brackets, which makes a lot of sense and saves a lot of head scratching and searching the document to figure out what the person is referring to.

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Retrieve Your Files With Ease

Professional Assistant Blog

Do you feel that you should have some sort of control over these files on how you find them, for future reference? That makes sense, but can this system be applied to other information, like monthly bills, tax returns, staff, legal issues, normal company information?

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Sticks and stones will break my bones.but names will never hurt me

Laughing all the Way to Work

I dont mind being referred to as someones assistant. My all-time favourite however is colleague. My current boss always refers to me as his colleague, both to those within our company and to external contacts when referring them to me. I tend to use the term boss when I refer to my employer. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Are you worried about job security?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Big companies are going down the tubes, people are losing their jobs and all of us are wondering what the future holds for us and is there hope that we will keep our job? Networking within your own company is a great way to keep your current job or secure a future one. If you do have to leave, dont forget to ask for a reference letter.

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Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Lynn was in good company as some notable winners of the 2010 Stevie® Awards included: - Executive of the Year: Lawrence J. Ellison, founder and CEO of Oracle - Best Overall Company of the Year: Apple Inc. Morgan Chase & Co. Lynn has worked at HPTI for 8 ½ years and was thrilled to be recognized at this level.

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Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog

Laughing all the Way to Work

Can versus Could Capitalization of hyphenated words Capitalization of names Commas in a series Company name Complement vs compliment Confusing words: lunch/luncheon; company/accompany Contractions Currently vs presently Data: singular or plural? I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice.

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Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Can versus Could Capitalization of hyphenated words Capitalization of names Commas in a series Company name Complement vs compliment Confusing words: lunch/luncheon; company/accompany Contractions Currently vs presently Data: singular or plural? I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice.