Writing has been a form of communication that has lasted many years. Forms of writing differ and exist in many ways and many different parts of life. There is formal writing that is done in work and for businesses, for entertainment such as books, for reports in science or other studies, and so many other genres. “What Corporate America Can’t Build: A Sentence” by Sam Dillon, “Healing Through the Written Word” by Karen Cangialosi, and “Writing to Connect” by Mary Pipher all discuss different types of writing and their lack of uses in a technologically progressing world. Though these experts discuss writing in different senses, all three agree that writing should be more pertinent and applied more into our society for many different reasons.
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They all do not happen to agree here however. Cangialosi wants for people to “write freely” and “not edit what they are writing; they shouldn’t worry about grammar” (427). She wants people to write to write about their emotions and not worry about whether they are grammatically correct. From the business aspect however, it is important to be grammatically correct. “The problem shows up not only in e-mail but also in reports and other texts” which is why companies are spending nearly a fortune “annually on remedial training” for employees (Dillon 416). The purpose for writing, personal or business, determines whether or not grammar matters or not. Dillon’s article agrees with Cangialosi that personal e-mails can include nonstandard punctuation (418). Pipher does not comment on the issue of grammar. Rather, she just wants people to connect to the world through writing. Pipher expresses that “any form of writing can change the world” if people use their talents (440). This is what Cangialosi wants people to realize. They should not be concerned if they are adequate writers. Instead, they should write their feelings down to help cope. This is exactly what Anne Frank did all those years ago as mentioned in “Writing to Connect.” Therefore, these experts all have differing views on how to incorporate writing back into society and those views sprout from what type of writing is being
They all do not happen to agree here however. Cangialosi wants for people to “write freely” and “not edit what they are writing; they shouldn’t worry about grammar” (427). She wants people to write to write about their emotions and not worry about whether they are grammatically correct. From the business aspect however, it is important to be grammatically correct. “The problem shows up not only in e-mail but also in reports and other texts” which is why companies are spending nearly a fortune “annually on remedial training” for employees (Dillon 416). The purpose for writing, personal or business, determines whether or not grammar matters or not. Dillon’s article agrees with Cangialosi that personal e-mails can include nonstandard punctuation (418). Pipher does not comment on the issue of grammar. Rather, she just wants people to connect to the world through writing. Pipher expresses that “any form of writing can change the world” if people use their talents (440). This is what Cangialosi wants people to realize. They should not be concerned if they are adequate writers. Instead, they should write their feelings down to help cope. This is exactly what Anne Frank did all those years ago as mentioned in “Writing to Connect.” Therefore, these experts all have differing views on how to incorporate writing back into society and those views sprout from what type of writing is being