What factors might influence your decision to use a memorandum format rather than a manuscript format for a short report?

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If your main purpose is to convey information as briefly, quickly, and consisely as possible, the memorandum format best fits your needs. Check these sites for more information.

http://www.speculations.com/format.html

http://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/workbooks/memo_format.html

Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. To me, a memorandum would be more informal and briefer than a manuscript that often would be submitted for publication. Or, in other words, the difference between a note and a composition.

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