Rules for Comma Usage. Tip #5: Commas in Dates When writing a date in month-day-year format, set off the year with commas.Example: I was born on Sunday, May 12, 1968.- Я родился в воскресенье, 12 мая 1968 года. If you are using the day-month-year format, however, commas are unnecessary.Example: Applications are due by 31 December…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “to reinforce” (v.) Transcription: [riːɪnˈfɔːs] Translation: подкреплять, укреплять, усиливать Meaning: to make an existing opinion or idea stronger, to make something stronger (object) Example: We do our best to reinforce good conduct in the classroom.- Мы делаем все возможное, чтобы закрепить хорошее поведение в классе. Synonym: strengthen
Russia’s consumer rights watchdog has imposed thousands of dollars in fines on McDonald’s fast food restaurants in Moscow following a mass inspection revealing widespread health code violations. Forty-four McDonald’s restaurants across (по всей) Moscow have been fined 5.5 million rubles ($86,500) between April and June 2018, the consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said Tuesday. The 44…
How to Deal with Changes at Work. Change #4: A Change in Company Culture and Processes Sometimes what the company looks like when you joined looks nothing like the company you’re still working at 2 years later. This especially common in a startup–which tends to start without structures and systems in place. As the company…
Rules for Comma Usage. Tip #4: Comma Before But Use a comma before the word but if it is joining two independent clauses:Incorrect: Cleo is a good singer but she’s an even better dancer.Correct: Cleo is a good singer, but she’s an even better dancer.- Клео-хорошая певица, но танцовщица она еще лучше. If but is…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “backpacking” (n.) Transcription: [bækˌpæk.ɪŋ] Translation: туристический поход, пеший туризм Meaning: the activity of travelling or going camping while carrying your clothes and other things that you need in a backpack Example: We’re planning to go backpacking in a national park this summer.- Этим летом мы планируем пойти в турпоход…
Natalia and Irina Strozzi believe they are the direct descendants of Leonardo Da Vinci’s most famous muse, the woman behind The Mona Lisa. After learning about their connection to the woman, which was then just a family legend, a family friend and historian went on a fact-finding (расследование, сбор данных) mission to uncover the sisters’…
How to Deal with Changes at Work. Change #3: Getting a New Boss Your happiness and success in your job has a lot to do with the relationship that you have with your boss. You might spend a long time building this relationship, but people move on, and one day, they might leave. You find…
Rules for Comma Usage. Tip #3: Comma Before And When you have a list that contains only two items, don’t use a comma before the and. Incorrect: My dog Charlie is cute, and smart.Correct: My dog Charlie is cute and smart.- Мой пес Чарли милый и умный. Incorrect: Cleo’s favorite activities are singing on stage,…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “confusion” (n.) Transcription: [kənˈfjuːʒən] Translation: путаница, неразбериха Meaning: a state in which people do not understand what is happening or what they should do Example: To avoid confusion, the twins never wore the same clothes.- Чтобы избежать путаницы, близнецы никогда не носили одну и ту же одежду. Synonyms: uncertainty,…