Free Business English Lesson – 15 Misused Words in the Workplace
Are you someone who has to communicate a lot via email at work? Or someone who creates a lot of PowerPoint slides? If you are in the world of business, or even academia, chances are you have to present your ideas and/or share knowledge via email and PowerPoint. That is just how modern society works 🙂 Under this free Business English lesson we are going to talk about 15 words that confuse even Native English speakers when they “write” (or type) in English.
We have kept the post simple and easy to understand, so if you want more examples, please ask. The goal of this free business English lesson is not to bore you with 2 hours of “theory” but to make you more conscious when you use these words/phrases in your communications.
Free Business English Lesson – 15 Misused Words in the Workplace
Always vs All ways
always: all the time
all ways: in every way
Dual vs Duel
dual: twofold
duel: fight between two
Maybe vs May be
maybe: (adverb) perhaps
may be: (verb)possibly may happen
Quiet vs Quite
quiet: not noisy
quite: almost completely
Capital vs Capitol
capital: city that is a seat of the government
capitol: building occupied by legislature
Advice vs Advise
advice: suggestions given
advise: to give advice
Their vs There
their: belonging to them
advise: a place
Forth vs Fourth
forth: forward
fourth: 4th
Loose vs Lose
loose: not tight
lose: misplaced or to be defeated
Weather vs Whether
weather: temperature, wind etc
whether: a way to express alternatives
Once vs One’s
once: one time
one’s: belongs to the person (referred to as one in this instance)
Remember, these are mistakes you can’t catch easily using your spell checker. Modern spell checkers have come a long way but they are still not “smart” enough to catch these mistakes, so pay close attention. And if you are looking for more free business English lessons with a focus on writing this is a great article to start with.
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