Creature of Habit
Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 by Frank RocheI’m a creature of habit.
I wake up 5 minutes before my alarm. Always. I put my left shoe on first. Always. I do the NYT crossword puzzle on my train ride into Philadelphia. Always.
As King Mongkut of Siam (Yul Brenner) said, “Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera!”
Here’s another habit I have in HR communications: I chop out helping verbs wherever I can. Always. You know what? They don’t help. They make you sound weak and mealy-mouthed.
If you mean something, say it. Think action, don’t cry for help.
Fun Fact: Here’s Harry the Helping Verb’s list of 23 helping verbs.
fran melmed
Nov 17th, 2009
and after you’re done chopping, you can saunter over to legal and ask “why is your head higher than mine?!”
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Frank Roche
Nov 17th, 2009
@Fran…lol.