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There is<\/span> a secret<\/span> to American English.  What is it?  American business people <\/span>speak with their feet<\/span>.  How?  How do they do that?  <\/span><\/div>\n


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Look at the following <\/span>pictures<\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n


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A. Kick Off<\/span><\/div>\n

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They don\u2019t start a meeting, but they<\/span> kick off<\/span> a meeting.  <\/span><\/div>\n


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So your CEO may say:<\/span><\/div>\n


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Let\u2019s <\/span>kick off<\/span><\/span> a new project.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n


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B. Run <\/span><\/div>\n


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Well, they don\u2019t just \u2018kick\u2019 with their feet.  They need some <\/span>speed <\/span><\/span>too:<\/span><\/div>\n


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So, <\/span>they <\/span>run<\/span><\/span> a company<\/span><\/span>.  <\/span><\/div>\n
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(But I’ve got a question: Do they run a company with a pair of <\/span>running<\/span> shoes<\/span><\/span><\/span>?)<\/span><\/div>\n

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But when the company is operated <\/span>effectively<\/span>, they<\/span> <\/span>run <\/span>a tight ship<\/span>.   <\/span><\/div>\n

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And when it comes to a company\u2019s <\/span>finance<\/span><\/span>, Americans \u2018don\u2019t calculate\u2019, they <\/span>run the numbers<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n


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So in a meeting your coworker from Finance Department may say:<\/span><\/div>\n

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We have to <\/span>run the numbers<\/span> before making any big decision<\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n


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C. Jump<\/span><\/div>\n


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Well, sometimes run is <\/span>not fast enough<\/span><\/span> for Americans.  In business, they also <\/span>jump<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n


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Do you know what the expression means?<\/span><\/div>\n

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Our team<\/span> <\/span>jumped<\/span> the gun<\/span> by releasing a new product before doing market research.<\/span><\/div>\n


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It means your team started promoting the product<\/span> <\/span>too soon<\/span>. Your team is in trouble (the sea) now.<\/span><\/div>\n


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And when your boss uses \u2018jump\u2019 in another way, you have to work harder:<\/span><\/div>\n

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We have to<\/span> <\/span>jump through hoops<\/span> this time to explore a new market.<\/span><\/div>\n


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What is \u2018jump through hoops\u2019?  It means it is a difficult task for you (unlike the one in the picture).  <\/span><\/div>\n


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So in short: American business people<\/span> <\/span>kick<\/span>, <\/span>run<\/span>,<\/span> and<\/span> <\/span>jump<\/span>.   <\/span><\/div>\n


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WHERE IS THE IDEA FROM?<\/span><\/h3>\n
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