Business Communication Skills Tip

Phrases That Will Make You More Successful at Work BE KIND TO OTHERS We all have that coworker, but we don’t have to be that coworker. Using extreme friendliness with the toughest cookie (сложный человек, “не подарок”) in your department may not change their generally terrible demeanor (манера поведения) towards the world, but you may…

Grammar Tip

Subject and Verb Agreement: neither/nor, either/or, not only/but also Если два подлежащих соединены союзами either… or, neither… nor, not only… but also, то глагол-сказуемое употребляется в форме единственного числа.  Example: Neither Adam nor Eve is responsible for what happened. — Ни Адам, ни Ева не в ответе за то, что случилось.   Если одно из подлежащих…

Why Writing—Not Typing—Will Make You Smarter

Choosing a pen over a keyboard does wonders for your memory While typing is obviously the more convenient and faster method of the two, writing still has its charm, and is now considered by some as the superior method. According to the research carried out (проведённое) by University of California and Princeton University, the students…

in the nick of time (phrase)

Today’s Word of the Day Is: “in the nick of time” (phrase) Transcription: [ɪn.ðəˈnɪk.əvˈtaɪm] Russian Translation: в последний момент, как раз вовремя Definition: At the last possible moment, just in time to prevent something wrong happening Example: I welcome that reply, which arrived in the nick of time. — Я был рад получить ответ, который…