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Q&A What are the risks and benefits of using humour in business/commercial writing?

I know the basics here, and in technical circles it usually comes down to locking the Engineering Manager and the Sales and Marketing Manager in a small room and seeing who makes it out, but I woul...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:05:12Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/30545
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere‭ · 2019-12-08T07:05:12Z (over 4 years ago)
I know the basics here, and in technical circles it usually comes down to locking the Engineering Manager and the Sales and Marketing Manager in a small room and seeing who makes it out, but I would be interested to hear anyone's thoughts.

Does forbidding it always come over as stuffy, and will encouraging it come over as unprofessional? Is it a "know your audience" kind of question? Is there a "happy medium"? Any definitive limits?

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-09-30T09:33:55Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 4