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melina_rosy · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

To give a memo a more professional appearance, the guide word SUBJECT should be abbreviated to SUB.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

An idea will receive the most attention from a reader when it is presented at the beginning of a memo.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

lou · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

FALSE
To give a memo a more professional appearance, do not abbreviate the word SUBJECT.
Only in exceptional cases should the subject require more than a single line.

Answer to Question 2

TRUE
Writers should present the key idea of a memo in the first paragraph. The idea presented at
the beginning will usually receive the most attention from the reader.