If you meet someone new in Spanish and introduce yourself it’s usual for people to reply “it’s a pleasure.” In most Spanish-speaking countries you should reply politely as cultural differences can make you seem rude if you don’t. Using alternate expressions shows you care about your Spanish skills. So, here are seven ways to reply …
Search results for: pleasure speaking
A career fair can be a great way to make connections and maybe even find your next job. You probably did a lot of preparation ahead of time, working on your resume and your online profile. However, you can’t sit back and relax once the fair is over. You need to follow up with an …
Inevitably you will hear the words ‘¿Cómo estás?’ in Spanish. It means “how are you?” Sometimes you may want to tell someone you are “so-so” and other times say “I miss you” So, if you want to broaden your vocabulary so you can express yourself better, keep reading. This post teaches you 25 interesting ways …
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…” …
Dealing with job rejection? Guess what? We’ve all been there, so there’s really no point in crying over spilled milk. I could just say, “You know what? You should probably just pull yourself together and get it over with. It is. That. Easy. Really.” But, like any other pieces of advice that we get here …
Picture this: You are watching an old-timey, black-and-white film from the mid-20th century. The setting is an elaborately decorated hotel lobby. A man in a suit with neatly combed hair and wearing a freshly pressed suit approaches the reception desk. The receptionist looks up, smiles, and says, “Good evening Mr. Carlson, are you here for …
A work anniversary is a celebration of the day on which a person joined a company or organization. If it is someone’s tenth work anniversary, that means they have been working at the same business or institution for ten years. As an employer, showing your employees that you value their time and energy is a …
Modern email culture has changed how we communicate with one another. The ability to send and receive information at all hours of the day is something our ancestors could only have dreamed of, and we certainly owe much to this relatively new technology. Despite the many advantages of email, it is worth considering how we …
According to science, the human brain is genetically designed to seek order or pattern and loathe chaos. This is one of the reasons why we tend to find ourselves indulging in linguistic inquiries, searching for a deeper meaning of even the most mundane English phrases on earth. To make sense of the obscure, we’ll look …