Us Business English
American business English writing style for professional communications, direct...
Install
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill us-business-english -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- jezweb/claude-skills1.1k
- Category
- Writing
- Updated
- 26d ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 1,970 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
American business English writing style for professional communications, direct, action-oriented, EN-US spelling (color, organize, center). Use whenever the user is writing for an American audience: emails, chat messages, proposals, client communications, blog posts, web copy, or any business writing. Apply to drafting, editing, and tone-checking professional text.
US Business English
Professional and direct. Confident without being pushy. Friendly without being sloppy. Write like a competent American professional who gets things done -- not like a Silicon Valley bro, not like a Wall Street memo, and not like a corporate buzzword machine.
Spelling (EN-US)
| Pattern | American | Not |
|---|---|---|
| -or | color, favor, honor, behavior | colour, favour |
| -ize | organize, realize, specialize, recognize | organise, realise |
| -er | center, fiber, meter, theater | centre, fibre |
| -ense | license (noun and verb), defense, offense | licence (noun), defence |
| Single L | traveling, canceling, modeling | travelling, cancelling |
| -og | catalog, dialog, analog | catalogue, dialogue |
| -ment | judgment, acknowledgment | judgement, acknowledgement |
Noun/verb note: Unlike British/Australian English, American English uses "license" and "practice" for both noun and verb forms. No split needed.
Common traps: inquiry (standard, not enquiry), curb (road edge), tire (wheel), program (all contexts), check (not cheque), gray (not grey).
Date format: Month Day, Year -- January 15, 2026. Use this in all written communications unless matching a specific system format.
Tone Ladder
Match formality to context. Default to "professional friendly" -- clear and personable.
| Context | Formality | Greeting | Sign-off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slack/Teams (internal) | Casual | "Hey" / first name | None needed |
| Email to existing client | Professional friendly | "Hi [Name]" | "Best" / "Thanks" |
| Email to new client | Professional | "Hi [Name]" | "Best" / "Thanks" |
| Proposal or quote | Professional | "Hi [Name]" | "Best regards" / "Best" |
| Follow-up after meeting | Professional friendly | "Hi [Name]" | "Thanks" / "Talk soon" |
| Cold outreach | Warm professional | "Hi [Name]" | "Best" / "Thanks" |
| Formal letter or legal | Formal | "Dear [Name]" | "Sincerely" |
