Agree with you fully. If I was a teacher, I think I'd be constantly in trouble for failing students.
I work in a field where I _think_ that clarity of communication is critically important. But then I see people that can't read or write worth a damn getting promotions and the like, and I think, maybe I'm just an old curmudgeon.
To others (not you ToucanLoucan): If you are reading this and you are wondering how you can become the person who doesn't send the email that is taken to mean "turn the server off now" when what you meant to say was "turn the server on now", all you really need to learn is to fully proof read your messages before you click send, in my opinion. And to write as much as you can. Everything else will take care of itself; you will naturally get better and better at it.
I work in a field where I _think_ that clarity of communication is critically important. But then I see people that can't read or write worth a damn getting promotions and the like, and I think, maybe I'm just an old curmudgeon.
To others (not you ToucanLoucan): If you are reading this and you are wondering how you can become the person who doesn't send the email that is taken to mean "turn the server off now" when what you meant to say was "turn the server on now", all you really need to learn is to fully proof read your messages before you click send, in my opinion. And to write as much as you can. Everything else will take care of itself; you will naturally get better and better at it.