Business Vocabulary
Increasing Specific Vocabulary |
08 Dec 2019
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Improving vocabulary skills requires constant attention. Here, we'll give you a few tips for increasing vocabulary in specific subject areas through the use of a vocabulary tree. |
Confusing Pairs of Words |
18 Aug 2019
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Here are three pairs of common words which often cause confusion among non-native English speakers. Review the usage of each word and see how they are used in context. When or If? So or Such?
Each or Every?
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Using Understandable Words in Your Documents |
14 Jul 2019
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When you are writing business documents, say exactly what you mean, using the simplest words that fit. This does not necessarily mean only using simple words - just words that the reader will understand.
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Confusing Words - "Allow" vs "Permit" vs "Let" vs "Enable" |
14 Apr 2019
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These four verbs are all similar, but have different shades of meaning and use.
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Overused Words |
24 Mar 2019
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Overused words are words such as nice, got and OK which some people use to refer to many things. For example:
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Adjective + Preposition Combinations |
02 Dec 2018
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Many adjectives are followed by a particular preposition. Below is a list of adjectives + preposition combinations that are commonly used in business. |
Professional Adjectives to Describe Personality |
18 Nov 2018
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Whether you're describing yourself during an interview, writing a resume/CV, or talking about the personality of a subordinate or colleague being considered for promotion, you'll find it useful to familiarize yourself with the 20 common adjectives below. All these adjectives describe specific aspects of someone's personality, specifically the areas of someone's personality that determines their suitability for a particular job or type of work.
Useful Phrases: |
Spelling Differences between US and UK English |
04 Nov 2018
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Spelling Rules in English |
21 Oct 2018
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There is logic to English spelling and there are also some useful rules to follow.
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Easily Confused Words |
29 Jul 2018
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There are many words that appear similar in English. In order to avoid mistakes you have to learn from your mistakes. Find out what the correct word is and then use both the correct and incorrect words in sentences so that you can remember the difference. Past vs Passed Beside vs Besides Continual vs Continuous Respectful vs Respective |
Developing Your Vocabulary |
22 Apr 2018
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Buy a good monolingual dictionary. Read as much English as you can . Read anything that interests you, in any format available to you. If you find newspapers or literature difficult, try reading 'graded readers', which are simplified books. Select carefully the words or phrases you look up in a dictionary . It's frustrating to look up every word that you don't understand. Only look up those words that you think are important, such as:
You can often get the general meaning of the sentence without having to use a dictionary, so save yourself some work! |
Methodology for Learning New Vocabulary |
04 Mar 2018
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Here we suggest some methods you can use to learn new vocabulary. |
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