Use the Semicolon to Join Two Ideas A list of grammar rules has to include the scariest of punctuation marks. It might look funny, but don’t be afraid of the semicolon; it’s the easiest thing in the world to use! Say you want to join two ideas but can’t figure out or can’t be bothered…
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Really Want That Job? Don’t Make These Six Mistakes. Mistake #3: Showing Up Unannounced “We’ll be in touch” doesn’t mean “show up to the office unannounced to drop off materials and check in.” Once the interview is over, the last thing recruiters or hiring managers want to see is a candidate returning when they weren’t…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “chilly” (adj.) Transcription: [tʃɪl.i] Translation: холодный; прохладный, промозглый Meaning: chill (of weather, conditions in a room, or parts of the body) cold Example: It’s a little chilly outside. – На улице немного прохладно. Synonyms: cold, cool, crisp
With a 100-kilogram flag and the country’s biggest piece of white-blue-and-red cloth, Russia is celebrating its tricolor with pomp on national Flag Day this Wednesday. Flag Day has been celebrated (отмечается) every year on Aug. 22 since it was introduced in 1994. To mark the occasion, cities from Moscow to Vladivostok planned a range of…
Really Want That Job? Don’t Make These Six Mistakes. Mistake #2: Talking Too Much When you give answers to questions you weren’t asked, or go on at length, you can ramble yourself right out of a job. Unfocused talk shows you don’t listen well and can’t answer a simple question. I get it: One topic…
Compound Words. Tip #3: Hyphenated Compound Words There are a great many grammar rules regarding hyphens in compound words. One important rule of thumb to remember is that in most cases, a compound adjective is hyphenated if placed before the noun it modifies, but not if placed after the noun. Example: a long-term solution- долгосрочное…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “to abolish” (v.) Transcription: [əˈbɒl.ɪʃ] Translation: отменять, упразднять; положить конец Meaning: to officially end something, especially a law or system Example: The senator proposed to abolish the sales tax. – Сенатор предложил отменить налог с продаж. Synonyms: put an end to, get rid of, eradicate
Really Want That Job? Don’t Make These Six Mistakes. Mistake #1: Overselling Your Strengths If you want to avoid turning hiring managers off with an excessively keen attitude, make sure to fix these bad habits.1. Overselling your strengths Have you ever been to a department store where the salespeople keep trying to push the store…
The pictures show signs of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the post-Soviet period As the world teetered (балансировал) on the brink of war and revolution, photographer Sergey Produkin-Gorsky travelled the length of the Russian Empire to pioneer a radical new invention: colour photography.His images, created (созданный) in their hundreds between 1905 and 1915…