3 ms·
No, no, no. He's half smugly trying to tell you to always use you because you is what you respond to when you read. The most interesting topic everybody likes
by seiji 16y ago
No, no, no. He's half smugly trying to tell you to always use you because you is what you respond to when you read.
The most interesting topic everybody likes to hear about: theirself.
- patio11 16y agoI'm not being smug. I use "we", by convention, on all business correspondence and have forever. But nobody notices that. Using "you" instead of I/we is just good advice. Hat tip: Dale Carnegie.
- iuguy 16y agoTo be fair I hadn't considered it from the point of view of web site copy. I'm writing more about on the phone and face to face communication (having just got off the phone to a guy working from his flat on his own, who hasn't registered his company yet but talks like he's IBM). I'm surprised I didn't notice your use of we, but to be fair when I linked to Bingo Card Creator I was thinking more about the Kalzumeus blog. So today I've learnt I suck at blogging as I need to be clearer, and make sure I reference the things I'm actually thinking about when I write rather than leaving things open to interpretation. As for the Dale Carnegie reference, any other tips?