Tested Telegrams and how to Write Them

162 Pages·1941·9.553 MB·English

by  Elmer Wheeler

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Telegrams

Foreword
THERIES M ORET OW RITINAG T ELEGRAM
THANM EETTSH EE YE
Oft etnh tew iosfot n weo rsdp eslulcsco ers s
faifloutrrh ewe i re.
THERIE SM ORET OA D IAMOTNHDA MNE ETTSH EE YE
oft hcea soubasle rver.
Theirmseo rteoa f ucro tahta mne etthsee y e
oft hteo hoa sbtayr gbauiyne r.
Theirmseo rteoa na utomtohbaminel eett hse
eyoeft he plroooksipnegc ttt hhserh oouwgrho om
windows.
And-tihmseo rrete ow ritait negl egram than
mospte oprleea lwihzome e,r edlayso hn oeff ,
trusttogi onsighwt i blrli rnegs ults.
Foerx amtphlheeu ,s bwainrhdei wssi fe:
WILALR RITVOED AAYTF OUMRE EMTE L OVE.
Simpelneo uygohsu,a yC?l eaWra?is t ?
Lets'easem omen"th.e rseh"o suhlmede et
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nooonrf, o iuntr h meo rning?
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NOTO NEC ENTM ORE
toh ave said:
ARRMNGT HURSDAAYF TERNOAOTN F OUR.
GRANCDE NTRAILN FORMATBIOOONT HM.E ET
ME PLEASMEU.C HL OVE.
Nootn iltsyh tiesl ecglreaabmru ietstr o ,u nds
mornea tuIrhtaa mlso. rw ea rmAtnhcd.o tshtes
sam3e5c ¢h amragdefe os ru tcohtu yrp oefts e le­
grams.
THEE MILPYO SOTF T ELEGRAMS
Oft etnht ew iosfot nw eo rsdp eslulcfsco etrsh se
youmnagnt rytiown igtn h hea nodfh ilsa dy;
Ofttehnce h anogfae s inwgolrebd r iinng s
thoer dfeotrrh s ea lesman;
Often as inwgolrdedo ubtlheeeffs eo cft
ADDING
thtee legram!
Onweo rhde raen,o tthheearrn eMd,o thiesr
att hrei ght plsattatftomoi eroemnt FOart her.
thbeio lfgl o oiddsse liwviegtrrhee dda etsepra tch.
FOREWORD vii
Andt hrei gchhtoo ifwc oer mdask tehsbe i rth­
daoyr w eddmiensgs aget hhteeo auorcftth h e
recetiwvieacrseg raceafnudml alnyty,i mes
quicker.
Sod onr'uttn e legurpda emasd s-ternede ts.
Leatrhnme a gfiocr mfuolra pwuotrtdisn g
togeitnh"teTore sTteelde grtahmacstl" if cokr
you.
Leatrhnmi osd earrntt h,ni esw Emily Post of
Telegrams!
Itf'osar l olfy ou-grandpmoopmt,oh me,r ,
litWtilleol nyae,n adl Tlo.t eaycohtu a cdti,­
plomoarct yhg,ee ntloefl oabvryewt i re.
Whatto wrihtoewt, ow rainitdtwe ,i glelt
yoauj oabp ,r omoats iwoene,t ohrae nao rrtd,e r.
It bwriilynlog hu a ppiinnte hhseos m meo,r e
socsiuaclco ergs rse,ab tuesrig naeisnss .
Turtnot hfeo rmnuolwba,u atl waryesm em­
ber:
Telegprraompspe,ur ttlo yg ether,
WIN
ansde ldlooms e!
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CONTENTS
FOREWORTDH:E RIES M ORET OW RITINAG
TELEGRTAHMA NM EETTSH EE YE• V
I.DON'BTE A FINGECRO UNTE•R . 3
6
2.ADD-DON'STU BTRACT-CFLOARR ITY
3·ST OPU SINSGT OP,S • 9
4·SI ZZLE-DOFNI'ZTZ •L E 12
5·BE N ATURAL 15
6.
IFY OUW ERET OS ENDA TELEGRTAOMA N
ESKIMO
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THES TOROYF T HEC APTAAINND H ISF IRST
MATE • • • •2 2
8. always
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HOUSE• • • 25
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