These Are The Best Business Books of 2018 4. Dying for a Paycheck: How Modern Management Harms Employee Health and Company Performance–and What We Can Do About It, by Jeffrey Pfeffer The Oxford Dictionaries’ word of the year is toxic. That’s an apt description of the workplaces in Pfeffer’s disturbing, important book. Pfeffer, a professor…
Writing the Date Formally for Business, Invitations, and Academic Work In formal U.S. writings, you never want to omit the year or use a purely numerical form for the date. For example, if you were to write a formal business letter, you’d write out the entire date, including the full month (January 1, 2011). Writing…
How to Formally Write the Date. Part 1. Did you know the Month/Day/Year (12/01/1994) format is almost exclusive to the U.S.? Belize and Micronesia also use this format and it is secondary in Canada and the Philippines. Anywhere else you live or travel, you’re more likely to find the date written in the little endian…
Moscow is one of the world’s shopping capitals with malls, shops, stands, stalls and markets. IZMAILOVO MARKET73 Izmailovskoye Shosse. Metro Partizanskaya.Yes, you have to go. Because beyond the piles of matryoshka dolls, fake fur hats, and Soviet memorabilia, it’s the best place for tree ornaments (wooden, etched glass, knitted or antique), table linen, small works…
These Are The Best Business Books of 2018 3. MY MORNING ROUTINE: HOW SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE START EVERY DAY INSPIRED BY BENJAMIN SPALL AND MICHAEL XANDER Whether you’re an early bird or a night owl, what you do when you wake up can set the tone for your day. As Spall and Xander wrote, “It’s difficult…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “generous” (adj.) Transcription: [ˈdʒen.ər.əs] Translation: щедрый, великодушный Meaning: willing to give money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than is usual or expected Example: The charity will go under unless a generous donor can be found within the next few months. Synonyms: kind-hearted, liberal
The Subjunctive This one is pretty simple. When you’re writing about a non-true situation — usually following the word if or the verb wish — the verb to be is rendered as were.So:* If I was were a rich man.* I wish I was were an Oscar Mayer wiener.If you are using if for other…
These Are The Best Business Books of 2018 2. CAN YOU LEARN TO BE LUCKY? WHY SOME PEOPLE SEEM TO WIN MORE OFTEN THAN OTHERS BY KARLA STARR “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity,” according to Roman philosopher Seneca. Journalist Karla Starr takes the investigation of “luck” one step further, by examining whether…
Our top picks at Moscow’s outdoor holiday celebration. Part 3. Marvel at designer fir trees on Kuznetsky MostFrom December 17 until the end of the festival, head to Kuznetsky Most to see eight Christmas trees decorated by famous Russian designers. By popular demand, visitors can now buy replicas of the ornaments they see on the…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “anticipation” (n.) Transcription: [ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən] Translation: ожидание, предвкушение Meaning: a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen in the near future Example: Baking cookies, drinking mulled wine, or listening to Christmas music – all these things enhance our anticipation of Christmas. Synonyms: expectation