Past Perfect Tense. Use #1: A Completed Action Before Something in the Past The past perfect is used to describe the idea that something happened before another action in the past. We can also use it to describe the idea that something happened before a specific time in the past. Example: I was late for work…
Language of Meetings. Tip #2: Stay Neutral Whether people speak formally, neutrally or informally depends on where they are, what they are talking about and who they are talking to. In a formal setting, you wouldn’t ask someone you don’t know, “How’s it going?”, and you wouldn’t ask the very formal “How do you do?”…
A Bluffers’ Guide to Global Football-speak Nogomet (Croatia) Britain’s role in bringing football to the world means the vast majority of countries use variations of the words “football” or “soccer” as their names for it, but that’s not the case in Croatia, Bosnia and Slovenia, where it’s known as nogomet — a portmanteau of noga…
Language of Meetings. Tip #1: Be positive In business meetings, the use of direct phrases such as “I disagree” or “You’re totally wrong”, however true they may be, can alienate people and potentially the resolution of the problem. Beginning your disagreement with a positive phrase or using softer language can help you avoid potential conflicts.…
LEGAL ENGLISH WORKSHOP Writing Tips for Russian Lawyers… and others Instructor: Richard Tomar, Esq. American Lawyer from Washington, D.C. Pick up writing tips and learn how legal writing uses technical terminology that can be categorised in four ways: 1. Specialized words and phrases unique to law, e.g., tort, fee simple, and novation. 2. Ordinary words having different meanings in…
Today’s Word of the Day is: Transcription: [ˈfeɪθfʊl] Translation: преданный, верный Meaning: firm and not changing in your friendship with or support for a person or an organization, or in your belief in your principles Example: He remained faithful to his principles to the last. – Он оставался верен своим принципам до последнего. Synonyms: loyal, constant, true
Past Continuous Tense. Use #4: Temporary Habits or Habits that Happen More Often than we Expect in the Past We use the past continuous (often with words such as “always”, “constantly” and “forever”) to talk about habits that started and finished in the past and also to convey irritation (similarly with present continuous). Example: He was…
Develop your Telephone Speaking Skills. Tip #7: Using Prepositions and the “Phone” There are a few prepositions that we use together with “phone”. On the phone/on the line Example: Shh! I’m on the phone. Example: Bob’s on the other line. Over the phone Example: Reserve it over the phone. By phone Example: I arranged it all by phone From…
Liza Girdimova — aka Monetochka — shot to internet stardom back in 2016 with self-penned pop songs poking fun at Russian life, world politics, and discount store cheese. Aged just 16, she soon amassed thousands of fans who had fallen in love with her laidback style and tongue-in-cheek-lyrics. Now the Yekaterinburg-born singer has finished school…
Today’s Word of the Day is:”to yell” (v.) Transcription: /jel/ Translation: кричать, вопить Meaning: to shout something or make a loud noise, usually when you are angry, in pain, or excited Example: You don’t have to yell — I can hear you just fine. – Не нужно кричать, я отлично вас слышу. Synonyms: cry out, scream