The rise of video conferencing software, and Zoom in particular, has meant many changes in how we live and work. That includes how many interviews are conducted. These days, instead of taking the time to travel to another location to do an interview in person, you would do an interview over Zoom. This is increasingly …
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“Touch base” is one of the most commonly used idioms in business correspondence. However, because of its vagueness, it is also one of the most commonly confused ones. Idiomatic expressions are generally not that easy to use and understand. Why not? They are a combination of words used to create new meanings. To make this …
Although labeling an envelope might seem to be a harmless task on the surface, it is something that needs some amount of deliberateness. Writing the correct labels not only on an envelope but also on other detail-dependent items like parcels is key in making smooth transactions happen. So, in our post today, we lay down …
Business expressions like “Please Don’t Hesitate to Contact Me…” work very well in any formal correspondence. Why not? It shows civility and kindness, which is key in any relationship-building scenario. Trust drives most, if not all, kinds of working relationships. So, today, we list down various ways of using “Please don’t hesitate to contact me…” …
At some point in time, people leave us for good. When this happens, we usually have to send our “Thank you for your condolences” messages to those people who show their sympathy. There might be no best nor definite way to express our gratitude. But, rest assured that we can tweak these kinds of expressions …
Conjunctions. Yeah, the notorious ones. Not everybody likes them, but they are extremely helpful cohesive devices in any language. Albert Einstein once said, “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” Without conjunctions, the flow of our ideas would be just as disorganized …
There are three main types of conjunctions: Coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions and correlative conjunctions. In this article, we will tackle correlative conjunctions. Let’s dive right into it, starting with our quick answer as usual. What are correlative conjunctions? Correlative conjunctions are the conjunctions that come in pairs and are inseparable. They are very useful …
You are spending some of your spare finances and leave credits on a nice, solo trip to Barcelona, Spain. Apparently, you have already done some research on basic Spanish greetings to get your way around the city. While you’re buying a few bottles of wine as souvenirs, you attempt to show some respect to the …
Although trickier than coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions are great language devices too. Why so? Well, they simply make writing and speaking more organized, if not proficient. Yes, the term used for these grammatical elements might be a bit intimidating. But, you need not worry because you surely have heard of these things before. Did you …