Do you know why it is wrong to say ‘I am agreeing with you’ in a meeting? In (business) English, there are some verbs that usually do not come with ‘ing’ forms. We called them stative verbs (or state verbs). What are stative verbs? The name ‘stative’ tells you that they are verbs that do […]
Summary: In the previous post you have learnt that ‘I will reply your email‘ is wrong. In this post, we will further explain why and link the verb ‘reply’ to a sentence pattern that you have learnt. A. Reply & Sentence Pattern If you remember, this is a sentence pattern you have learned at school. […]
Do you have to write lots of emails every day? Do you think there is some way you can make email writing easier for you? Yes, there is. One of the ways is to pay attention to ‘about’. ‘About’ is very helpful. It can help you to do (at least) two things in your emails. […]
Summary: What you are going to learn is probably one of the many secrets in English: the method of going left. That is, first, you learn why ‘Tomorrow will go to office’ is wrong, through a sense of humor. Then, you get the method of making good sentences. Whenever you see a verb, go left […]
If you want to improve your English, both spoken and written, there is one thing you must know: how tomake better sentences from simple ones. Watch the coming video and find out how to make better sentences from the following two (a situation in which you have to apologize in public): I have made a […]
Directory (1) Grammar for Emails Grammar for Writing Emails (1): Reply Summary: This post is about how to write emails with regard to the verb ‘reply‘, a verb that has been used incorrectly by lots of people. You will learn that ‘I will reply your email‘ is absolutely wrong, and that the concept behind is […]
Dear Ms Funny The information you needed is as follows: —————————————————————— Do you add ‘s’ at the end of the ‘follow’? Or do not add ‘s’ at the end of the ‘follow’? Before you know which one is correct, there is a question for you. What is it? What is ‘as’ in ‘as follows’? Or, […]
Summary: This post is about how to make sentences in business English. It starts with one of the biggest mistakes in English ‘suggested to build a new team’ and then moves on to discuss the reasons and concepts behind. In a way, you will learn what gerunds and infinitives are, but without explanations that are […]
When you write emails to your customers, do you want to be polite or impolite? Is that a real question? Well, I guess most of you want to be polite. Yet the real question is: how? How to be polite in your emails? _______________________________________________________ THE QUESTION IS: BE INFORMED OR TO INFORMED […]
Do you know which word is one of the most troublesome in English? A hint: it is just a word with two, not four, letters. ‘To’ is just a two-letter word, right? Yet it is a word that causes lots of trouble in English, especially when you want to end your email or letter by asking someone to reply. You don’t think so. Alright, which […]
