Business Communication Skills Tip

Phrases That Will Make You More Successful at Work #1 Cancel meetings with tact You’ll have to come up with a reason (найти причину) — or tell the actual reason. Excuses already sound, well, excuse-y, so to validate your behavior it’s important to choose the right words. Gary Burnison, author of Lose the Resume, Land…

Grammar Tip

Indefinite Pronouns С английскими неопределенными местоимениями — somebody/someone, everybody/everyone, nobody/noone глагол-сказуемое согласуется в единственном числе. В некоторых случаях это отличает их от аналогичных местоимений в русском языке.    Examples: 1. Everybody wants to be happy. — Все хотят быть счастливыми. 2. Is anybody here? — Здесь кто-то есть?   Местоимения few, many, several, some, both и…

To ‘Meghan Markle’ is now a verb

Have you Meghan Markled? The quasi-royal name is now being used as a verb. Twitter user @_RyanJesse came up with (придумал, предложил) the term: “to Meghan Markle – to value yourself enough to up and leave a situation /environment in which you aren’t welcomed or really respected.” Meghan Markling can also be used to discuss relationships. …

handy (adj.)

Today’s Word of the Day Is: “handy” (adj.) Transcription: [ˈhæn.di] Russian Translation: удобный, имеющийся под рукой, практичный Definition: Useful or convenient, close to you and therefore easy to reach or get to Example: The book is handy for quick reference. — Эта книга под рукой краткий справочник. Synonyms: easy-to-use, functional, user-friendly