Consider the following sentence: "CEO Mike Maloney regrets to announce that PharmCo will be downsizing at the end of September." Which of the following actions would improve the ease of reading?
A) Cut the prepositional phrase "at the end of September."
B) Change "at the end of September" to "at the end of the third quarter."
C) Change "PharmCo" to "PharmCo Drug and Pharmaceutical Company."
D) Change the buzzword "downsizing" to "laying off employees."
E) Change "CEO Mike Maloney" to "The CEO of PharmCo."

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To keep your writing natural and engaging,make sure you don't distract your readers with overused or out-of-place words or phrases.Buzzwords,which are workplace terms that become trite because of overuse,can stir negative feelings among some readers.Using the buzzword "downsizing" as a term for layoffs is likely to annoy employees.

Consider the Following Sentence: "CEO Mike Maloney Regrets to Announce