If you send and receive text messages via your cell phone, iPhone, Blackberry or similar communication device,  you’ve probably realized that many people write in code. 
In other words, they don’t spell words completely and accurately.  (4 represents for; u for you, etc.)
I’ve wondered how this will affect spelling in the future.  Will our youngsters cease to learn correct spelling?  Will adults forget correct spelling? Will this become the language of business?
I wrote about this on one of my other blogs, Will Texting Affect Children’s Spelling, and received a thought provoking comment regarding texting and business, especially as it applies to international business.
John’s …read more

When you’re writing advertising and/or promotional copy for your home business, proof read to make sure it’s correct.  In today’s world, with the use of text messaging and short cuts in writing, it might be too easy to revert to that type of grammar, punctuation and spelling.  
 For instance would you text…“I hv msg 4 u” instead of “I have a message for you” when using your cell phone?  The abbreviated version generally would not appeal in ad copy, media releases or articles unless it was tied in with texting in some way.  However, some  ads are using less than correct grammar …read more

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Text messaging and cell phone calls have their place in business, but there can be times when they drive away customers.  They’re part of our modern technical world and can be an assistance in business.
However….there is a time and place!
This is something you must be aware of and enlighten any employees.  When a customer is talking to you, he/she doesn’t want you distracted by text messaging or a call on the call phone. 
While one customer was talking with a clerk in the electronics department of a store desiring information about a specific product, he realized he wasn’t receiving the young …read more