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AtricleZine - Public Speakers! Helpful Tip #2 From Your Friendly Grammar Police
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Favorite Little Verbosities:
“At this point in time…” Better: “At this point…” or “At this time…”
“On a daily basis…” Better: “every day”; “daily”; or that good old unambiguous word—NOW!
“Well, I mean you know” This is a meaningless phrase. Please w
Would it surprise you to learn that most business people do not have a 30-second commercial (otherwise known as an elevator speech)? In my travels, even those at the highest level have not completed a few versions to suit any occasion in which they might be asked the age-old question, “What do you do?”It is not only prudent but tr
TRADITIONAL: the handing down of customs, beliefs, statements from generation to generation
CONVENTIONAL: conforming to accepted standards, common, ordinary rather than different or original
As you see, the two words are very different in meaning, and cannot be interchanged.
RAPPORT and REPORT have become hopelessly muddled.
REPORT is generally pronounced and used correctly. It is an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry or mathematical figures. It is pronounced ree-PORT.
However, RAPPORT is now frequently pronounced half-way between the two words! What I’m hearing more and more often is ree-POR. Wrong!
RAPPORT is a French word, and is usually given an Anglicized French pronunciation, which means that we say the “R” the way we’d say it in “run”--your everyday American “R”. (The French have a back-in-the-throat “R” sound which is difficult for most English speakers, and we do not need to try to duplicate it.) Here in America it is pronounced rah-POOR. The “T” is silent.
Fortunately, it is only the pronunciation which is amiss. People usually use the word correctly--to mean a harmonious or sympathetic relationship or connection between people.
Favorite utterances for those people who have a strong opinion on a subject are as follows: As a matter of fact…” “In point of fact…” “The truth is…” “The fact is…” “The truth of the matter is…” Before you use these hackneyed phrases, you might consider that “truth” and “fact” are seldom that. Far more often, they are simply opinion. These phrases add unnecessary verbiage without adding substance, and they weaken rather than strengthen your point.
Favorite Little Verbosities:
“At this point in time…” Better: “At this point…” or “At this time…”
“On a daily basis…” Better: “every day”; “daily”; or that good old unambiguous word—NOW!
“Well, I mean you know” This is a meaningless phrase. Please we
If you are looking to generate free or organic web site traffic with your upcoming web site, then there are several things to consider when creating a design plan.First you need to ask how many images are you going to add and how much space will you have available for content? Most people want a site that is pleasing to the eye an
As you see, the two words are very different in meaning, and cannot be interchanged.
RAPPORT and REPORT have become hopelessly muddled.
REPORT is generally pronounced and used correctly. It is an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry or mathematical figures. It is pronounced ree-PORT.
However, RAPPORT is now frequently pronounced half-way between the two words! What I’m hearing more and more often is ree-POR. Wrong!
RAPPORT is a French word, and is usually given an Anglicized French pronunciation, which means that we say the “R” the way we’d say it in “run”--your everyday American “R”. (The French have a back-in-the-throat “R” sound which is difficult for most English speakers, and we do not need to try to duplicate it.) Here in America it is pronounced rah-POOR. The “T” is silent.
Fortunately, it is only the pronunciation which is amiss. People usually use the word correctly--to mean a harmonious or sympathetic relationship or connection between people.
Favorite utterances for those people who have a strong opinion on a subject are as follows: As a matter of fact…” “In point of fact…” “The truth is…” “The fact is…” “The truth of the matter is…” Before you use these hackneyed phrases, you might consider that “truth” and “fact” are seldom that. Far more often, they are simply opinion. These phrases add unnecessary verbiage without adding substance, and they weaken rather than strengthen your point.
Favorite Little Verbosities:
“At this point in time…” Better: “At this point…” or “At this time…”
“On a daily basis…” Better: “every day”; “daily”; or that good old unambiguous word—NOW!
“Well, I mean you know” This is a meaningless phrase. Please w
The most difficult point while looking for a loan is when you are asked for collateral. Especially when you are a tenant, offering collateral to the lender is a very big challenge for you. In situations like this it becomes quite a tough task to get a loan according to your financial position. But you can avail one loan which is offers l
RAPPORT is a French word, and is usually given an Anglicized French pronunciation, which means that we say the “R” the way we’d say it in “run”--your everyday American “R”. (The French have a back-in-the-throat “R” sound which is difficult for most English speakers, and we do not need to try to duplicate it.) Here in America it is pronounced rah-POOR. The “T” is silent.
Fortunately, it is only the pronunciation which is amiss. People usually use the word correctly--to mean a harmonious or sympathetic relationship or connection between people.
Favorite utterances for those people who have a strong opinion on a subject are as follows: As a matter of fact…” “In point of fact…” “The truth is…” “The fact is…” “The truth of the matter is…” Before you use these hackneyed phrases, you might consider that “truth” and “fact” are seldom that. Far more often, they are simply opinion. These phrases add unnecessary verbiage without adding substance, and they weaken rather than strengthen your point.
Favorite Little Verbosities:
“At this point in time…” Better: “At this point…” or “At this time…”
“On a daily basis…” Better: “every day”; “daily”; or that good old unambiguous word—NOW!
“Well, I mean you know” This is a meaningless phrase. Please w
The small business owner who proudly claims he doesn't need a website, because he doesn't sell anything online and his "word of mouth" customer pipeline works just fine, is misinformed at best or ignorant, at worst. Why doesn't he just tell you to come back in a year for the court-ordered liquidation auction? Hindsight will be 20-20 then
Favorite utterances for those people who have a strong opinion on a subject are as follows: As a matter of fact…” “In point of fact…” “The truth is…” “The fact is…” “The truth of the matter is…” Before you use these hackneyed phrases, you might consider that “truth” and “fact” are seldom that. Far more often, they are simply opinion. These phrases add unnecessary verbiage without adding substance, and they weaken rather than strengthen your point.
Favorite Little Verbosities:
“At this point in time…” Better: “At this point…” or “At this time…”
“On a daily basis…” Better: “every day”; “daily”; or that good old unambiguous word—NOW!
“Well, I mean you know” This is a meaningless phrase. Please w
Over the 32 years I’ve been involved in sales, marketing and management, I’ve discovered that there are two fatal marketing mistakes made by business owners. They are…· Lack of focus· Lack of implementationThere’s certainly no shortage of ideas and information – the world is full of it – but what are you doing with i
Favorite Little Verbosities:
“At this point in time…” Better: “At this point…” or “At this time…”
“On a daily basis…” Better: “every day”; “daily”; or that good old unambiguous word—NOW!
“Well, I mean you know” This is a meaningless phrase. Please weed it out of your language. “I mean” You mean what? If you mean something, say it! “you know” What am I supposed to know? Tell me!
Remember, Sydney J. Harris, journalist (1917-86) said, “The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.”
Let your message shine with the clarity of sunlight!
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