This past week I received a letter from my dad. He wrote this letter to me in a very non-formal voice. Basically, he addressed any issues he's had with things going on and expressed how he felt as though we he were talking to me in the same room. The tone of the letter was for his point of view and very accusing. I knew this by words he used and how he placed his spin onto what he felt was happening. Because of how this was handled he helped illustrate his point against me strongly. I have experienced letters like this from him many times but I can tell that by changing words and phrases the whole tone can switch, changing the perception of the reader and making the writers point well known.
By carefully selecting words in a professional environment, one can ensure this tone does not come across when unwanted. Since this is not ideal when writing to someone higher than oneself, it is necessary to understand how this tone comes across and to sidestep any accusatory notions.
Tone says a lot about a piece of writing and can place blame or praise one so learning to use each effectively is very helpful.
English Class Summary
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I have enjoyed my English 402 class this semester. The two things I have
learned are how to write good memos and the concept of rhetoric. I have
gained tre...
14 years ago
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Ah yes, my father is a letterwriter, too! As long as you can retain your analytical approach, this experience will probably be very useful to you in your development; it will likely make you sensitive to words and phrases and create tone, so you'll be better at guarding your own tone in communications.
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