Common Mistakes: mistake -> correction
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Presentations:
- At first → First / Firstly / First of all
- At last →Last / Lastly / Finally
- I talk about → I'll talk about
- I'll give you an information about (information is uncountable, there is no informations) → I'll give you some information
- I'll tell you why should you choose us (question reformulation changes the order of the subject and the verb) → I'll tell you why you should choose us
- I'll present you → I'll present (to you) the topic
- I'll introduce you → I'll introduce (to you) the topic
- I like to talk about --> I'd like to talk to you about
- Now he's going to explain you the company's performance. → Now he's going to explain the company's performance.
- to discuss about sth.--> to discuss sth
- Elaine told about the products we sell, ... → Elaine told us/you about the products we sell,...
- So much for this point-->That's all I have to say about
- Now some facts to the companies success --> Now some facts about the...
- Dear Sir or Madam --> Ladies and gentlemen
- Hello together --> Welcome everyone
- marketing manager --> Marketing Manager
Talking about graphs and numbers:
- to fall down --> to fall or to go down (only for describing graphs)
- to rise up --> to rise or to go up (only for describing graphs)
- two point five dollars --> two dollars fifty to rise (only for talking about money)
- two point twenty five percent --> two point two five percent (only for talking about numbers)
Writing:
- I apply for this position because... --> I am applying for this position because ...
- 5,00 US$ --> US$5.00
- 2,5 billion --> 2.5 billion
- 2 Euro --> 2 euros
- swede--> Swede
- germany-->Germany
- european-->European
- i´m--> I´m
- Up to know we have 70 stores --> Up to now we have 70 stores
- Dear Sir/Madam,
attached you will find... --> Attached you will find...
Grammar:
- They have good sales at the beginning of this year --> They had good sales at the beginning of this year / They have had good sales this year (this year is not finished but the beginning of the year is finished)
- Amazon has sold 10 000 copies last year --> Amazon sold 10 000 copies last year
- Today here work about 2100 employees. ---> Today Lara Fashion has 2100 employees. or Today about 2100 employees work here.
Useful Links
To get more information on numbers and punctuation click on the following page.
To get more information on simple past and present perfect click on http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/grammar/sim_past.htm
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