CONTENTS

Part I—Word Study and Grammar
Chapter Page
I Interesting Words[1]
II Pronunciation[7]
III Spelling Rules[18]
IV Word Analysis[29]
V The Sentence and its Elements[41]
VI The Noun and the Pronoun[57]
VII The Adjective and the Adverb[75]
VIII The Verb[83]
IX The Preposition and the Conjunction[116]

Part II—Composition: Oral and Written
X Oral English[127]
XI Choosing Subjects[146]
XII Punctuation[158]
XIII The Clear Sentence[199]
XIV The Paragraph[215]
XV Business Letters[229]

Part III—Composition: Business Practice
XVI Manufacture[270]
XVII Distribution[282]
XVIII Advertising[308]
XIX Real Estate and Insurance[321]
XX Banking[332]
XXI The Corporation[353]
Index[369]

BUSINESS ENGLISH

PART I—WORD STUDY AND GRAMMAR

CHAPTER I

INTERESTING WORDS

Business English is the expression of our commercial life in English. It is not synonymous with letter writing. To be sure, business letters are important, but they form only a part of one of the two large divisions into which the subject naturally falls.