CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 2. WEATHER OR KNOT. WHETHER OR NOT. ENGLISH FOR CAREERS , 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical by Leila R. Smith Presentation design by Barbara Moran . After completing Chapter 2, you will have further enlarged your business vocabulary. Spelling Definitions
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CHAPTER 2 WEATHER OR KNOT WHETHER OR NOT ENGLISH FOR CAREERS, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical by Leila R. Smith Presentation design by Barbara Moran
After completing Chapter 2, you will have further enlarged your business vocabulary • Spelling • Definitions • Pronunciation • Usage
The words we use tell people if we are • clear thinkers (or foggy) • well-educated and informed (or ignorant) affect how people react • to us • to the organization we represent
Develop the ability to express yourself clearly Learn new vocabulary (dictionary) Read books, magazines, and newspapers Listen to articulate people (on radio/TV, at speaking events) Converse with well-informed, educated people
Computer spelling checkers can’t choose the right word. A fresh apple has appeal has a peel
* Words that sound alike Rein Reign English has hundreds of homophones* • Rain
Accept Except Allot A lot Alot Capital Capitol Excluding Receive 1. Piece of land 2. A bunch Not a word! REALLY Designate or apportion an amount 1. Wealth 2. A city that is a state capital Building where legislators meet Which is which? Witch is witch?
Wasn’t that fun? Now try these…
Counsel Council Illicit Elicit Principle Principal Lawyer, advice, or to give advice Group that legislates or acts Seek Illegal, improper Rule, truth, law Chief administrator
Don't stop now! You’re doing great…
Beside Besides Chose Choose Conscience Conscious It’s Its Next to In addition to Picked, selected About to select (present tense) Awake One’s sense of right and wrong It is Belongs to “it” (its mission)
Good job! See how you do with these…
Complement Compliment Lose Loose Personnel Personal Then Than Praise To complete, go with well Coming off or out, poorly fastened Misplace Private Employees At that time; next Used to compare; better ____…
Very impressive! Try this final group…
Appraise Apprise Lesson Lessen Naval Navel Stationary Stationery To inform To estimate value Decrease Something to learn Vestige of umbilical cord Pertaining to the navy Writing paper Unmovable
Wow! Fabulous effort! Now it’s time to meet some “confused and abused” words…
These words get mixed up… Emigrate -- to move out of a country Immigrate -- to move into a country Explicit -- clearly expressed Implicit -- not stated, but understood Indigenous -- native to a particular area Indigent -- poor or needy
Less -- bulk amount that can’t be counted Fewer -- smaller number that can be counted Ode -- a type of poem Owed -- debt to be paid Per annum -- yearly, annually (Latin) Per diem -- by the day (Latin) Simple -- easy to understand Simplistic -- making complexities seem too easy
Now try these… (If in doubt, consult your book or the dictionary) Proper pronunciation promotes professionalism Try saying that three times fast! asked February applicable picture debut debris gourmet jewelry library irrelevant
Congratulations! You have further enlarged your business vocabulary