Grammar Tip

Gerunds and Infinitives Gerunds and Infinitives can be either the subject or object of the sentence.  In this case they act as nouns in the sentence. GERUND INFINITIVE VERB + ING Example:  Read = Reading TO + VERB Example: Read = To Read Subjects Gerund            Running is fun. Infinitive         To run is fun.…

Business Communication Skills Tip

How to Get Your Annoying Co-worker to Leave You Alone When someone’s irritating behavior doesn’t quite rise to the level of HR reporting, but it also makes it harder to do your job, what should you do? We asked a couple of experts for their ideas. 1. Talk to a trusted co-worker.As a first step…

The Leiden Collection at the Hermitage Museum

The event was opened at the Hermitage on September 5 in the museum’s Nikolayevsky Hall and can be seen until January 13, 2019. The Leiden Collection (www.theleidencollection.com), one of the world’s youngest private art collections, which amazingly happens to be one of the richest and most important collections of Dutch art, is visiting St. Petersburg…

Extravaganza (n.)

Today’s Word of the Day is: “extravaganza” (n.) Transcription: [ɪkˌstrævəˈɡænzə] Translation: феерия Meaning: a large, exciting, and expensive event or entertainment Example: I have personally designed a spectacular schedule of events, all leading to my daughter’s birthday extravaganza tomorrow. Synonyms: spectacular, display, show, pageant