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Default Re: Questions - Communication vs Communications

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Originally Posted by irene huang View Post
Hi, I am a Chinese and work for a US-based healthcare company. This is my first time logging in and post questions. I would like to ask what is the difference between "Communications" and "Communication". We say "Corporate Communications". But when it comes to "Employee Communication" and "Marketing Communication", the "s" is dropped.
Communication in the singular refers to verbal and written interaction in general or it can refer to a single incidence.

In the plural it means multiple interactions or departments dealing with those interactions. I can't tell by your question if the dropped "s" is correct or not.
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