Being easy to talk to is a learnable communication skill, says public speaking expert John Bowe. By avoiding common phrases ...

Long before it became the beige wallpaper of modern communication, “I hope this finds you well” was a standard part of letter-writing conventions. One Civil War soldier, for example, began a letter ...

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In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to how hosts once tactfully communicated event end ...

It is currently more polite to say “No problem” or “No worries,” which imply that whatever was done, the doer was happy to do ...

From boardrooms to break rooms, discover why your courteous Gen X phrases are secretly triggering Millennial colleague, and how one finance mentor's shocking revelation changed everything she thought ...

(AP) - Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say " 6-7 " is “cooked” and should come to a massive full-stop heading into the new year. Those are ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say “ ...

Dispatchers in Multnomah County answer about 1,600 911 calls every day, but not every call requires a fire truck or ambulance. The Portland Fire unveiled their uniforms for the 2026 WNBA season on ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A man accused of robbing two banks and attempting to rob a third along Southwest Portland’s Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway has been charged in federal court, investigators said.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. • A “very” intoxicated female called to ask for help getting home after she rolled her ankle and ...

Employers are shelling out millions on artificial intelligence (AI) tools to boost productivity, but workers are still getting stuck using a tiny fraction of the tech’s potential, according to a ...