business english ace radio podcast - 034- class notes
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EP034 – Combined Presentations
Business English Ace Radio
By: H. E. Colby, author of Top 150 Business English Ace Vocabulary Words
Erroneous English Lesson
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Which is correct?
A) Helen needs another day to finish her essay. She is behind schedule.
B) Helen needs other day to finish her essay.
She is behind schedule.
Erroneous English Lesson
Another – one more, additional used before a singular
countable noun or a pronoun
EX: I’m hungry. Give me another slice of pizza.
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Other – determiner, goes before plural countable nouns,
uncountable nouns or a pronoun
EX: Other students prefer to study English in Australia.
Erroneous English Lesson
Thus, the correct answer is A.
A) Helen needs another day to finish her essay. She is behind schedule.
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allocate:
VERB to distribute anything for use, including one's time or money
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allocate
EX: Henri was fired for not allocating enough time and resources
to the project.
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Business English Ace Radio COLLOCATION – LAY OFF STAFF
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Definition – to temporarily discharge workers
COLLOCATION – LAY OFF STAFF
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Example: RB1Technology, Inc. has to lay off half its staff to save money.
COLLOCATION – LAY OFF STAFF
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Twisted Business English
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Twisted Business English
Bears Draw Blood on Facebook's First Options Trading Day
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Bears Draw Blood on Facebook's First Options Trading Day V- to cause anger or to upset
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Bears Draw Blood on Facebook's First Options Trading Day The “Twist”:
1. Draw Blood – “Bears” are investors with negative attitudes.
2. “Bears” attack and injure a person or another animal.
Thus Facebook stock drew a negative reaction from “bears”
on Wall Street, according to the headline.
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