Chapter Five

Defining business English

You may at first glance think that this chapter is not for you. Some of the definitions I’m going to outline come more from the world of education. But it really will help you if you work in a multicultural team, a cosmopolitan office, a multinational organization, or have a potential global reach through social media. The moment we realize the challenges those around us may also face with workplace writing is the moment we learn how to write better ourselves.

So let’s get a bit more specific here if you want to find out more. We know English is a major language of commercial communication and a world language of the internet and of global access to knowledge. Business English is the name given to the English ...

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