I write excellent formal letters/emails that get attention - what job could I do?

[Olete32]

I know it's a weird ask, but I'm thinking of all my strengths as I'm desperately trying to pivot.

I write really articulate, attention-grabbing emails/letters. As a result, I've secured significant amount of compensation for people, had institutions change their policies, and secured press coverage for events. I'm articulate, pithy and not afraid of confrontation.

I've mostly written letters/emails on behalf of friends and family. I'm wondering if there is a job that could utilise this quality?

Any thoughts?

Thank you!

What is an Oxford comma ?

Advice and guidance, you can do a qualification in it. Then you can do CAB and at colleges or government bodies, charities etc?
You can also set up some templates you can share with people. Bear in mind a lot of people are vulnerable and lacking in finance so the pay in this type sector is pretty low.
Hoping with new government they'll put more money back into this type thing.

"The Oxford (or serial) comma is the final comma in a list of things. Please bring me a pencil, eraser, and notebook."

@Olete32 - I hear you, as it's something I am good at too - I also work in the arts in PR but have lots of other aspects to deal with, as it's our business but I do especially love writing , particularly if it's to help people out - Love writing a good snotty email too - lol!!

Were they saying you were right or wrong to use it a third time ? And do you agree ? I'm sorry I just need to know things like this

Honestly, I haven't looked back through my posts. I don't know.

🙌I'm with you! Absolutely love firing off a snotty email (if it's called for)!

It doesn't, yet. It may do soon. I'm a copywriter and ChatGPT is very limited in its helpfulness at the moment. It writes and what it writes appears to be articulate, until you realise it does not quite make sense.

Advocacy. SEND for example?

Bid /RFP writer. In my company there's a whole team handling bid management

Why the eye roll? You've contradicted yourself

No, it is not. It is not always required at the end of a list.
To give the Oxford comma its technical definition, it is a comma used before the final conjunction in a list of three or more items. When you’re writing a list, you naturally include commas to separate each item, but an Oxford comma is when you also put a comma before the “and [Final Item]”. For example:
Without Oxford comma: “Her favourite foods were chocolate, marshmallows, cake and chicken.”
With Oxford comma: “Her favourite foods were chocolate, marshmallows, cake, and chicken.”
The Oxford comma is also used in exactly the same way in lists in which the conjunction is the word “or” or “nor”
Also, provides clarification - for example,
I like indian, mexican, chinese, and fish and chips keeps 'fish and chips' as an item. If no oxford comma, it makes a list
I like indian, mexican, chinese, fish and chips

Not in a list of only 3

It was wrong ass only a list of 3. See also earlier post as to when an Oxford comma is used

See my post this am!

You can use an Oxford comma in a list of 3 - the rule is 3 or more. Also, the OP didn’t say you had to use it - she was explaining when it could be used.

Why are you taking her to task over this? I can’t imagine she’s proofing her posts like she would a piece of writing. It seems a bit pedantic and unfair.

And you’ve got a typo in your post @Jenepeuxpasdiscuteravecdesstupides . Way to derail and undermine an interesting thread!

@Olete32 thanks for this thread, I’m in a similar place to you (adjacent skills but not looking for quite the same as you and not yet ready to move) and this has been a useful read with some great suggestions from positive and engaged posters. I like the way you asked for more information, really politely and persuasively, and people have been happy to help! Shows that what you do works!

Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't realise that taking someone to task was not allowed. Or indeed, raising an anomoly regarding a post
I actualky pointed out when to use it, the OP only mentioned use in a list, when it also has other uses

But I haven't held myself to be an excellent writer, so...

The OP used the Oxford comma perfectly correctly.

It's a stylistic choice in British English, and though it's generally used to add clarity in a list, it's not a SPaG "rule" that it has to be used.

@Jenepeuxpasdiscuteravecdesstupides Very infra dig on Mumsnet to post on a thread only to correct someone's English. Quite funny when you turn out to be wrong yourself though.

Ok, whatever. You clearly need to point these things out, despite your own spelling errors and grammatical failings. Have a lovely day! Tilt your face to the sun!

It's the law of the internet - "muphry's law" to give it its technical name 😁- that if you mention your high standards of spelling and grammar online, your post must include a mistake.

And it's so very satisfying 😂

@Olete32 thank you for the thread, btw, it's very interesting. Good luck!