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Business Emails – The Informal Trap
August 8, 2013
Published by admin at July 17, 2013
Languages
  • Grammar
Skill level
  • grammar
  • tenses

Here are the Top 6 grammar mistakes I see Israeli business executives making: what are your thoughts?

  1. I’m speaking English with my overseas clients. cross

instead of >  I speak English with my overseas clients.tick

  1. Yossi reports to his boss which is the CFO.cross

instead of >  Yossi reports to his boss who is the CFO.tick

  1. These meetings is for all employees. cross

instead of > These meetings are for all employees.tick

  1. She wrote email to her staff. cross

instead of >  She wrote an email to her staff.tick

  1. On August, I am leaving on a business trip. cross

instead of >  In August, I am leaving on a business trip.tick

  1. Last week, we go to a business conference. cross

instead of >  Last week, we went to a business conference.tick

Some people get hung up on grammar; some don’t think it’s important at all. BUT if this is your first contact, remember – first impressions are critical.

An English speaker will mark you as unrefined or unsophisticated when you make grammatical mistakes. If you’re going to engage with high-level people, this can mean the difference between landing a job/deal or not, leaving a good impression or not, and managing a crisis, or not.

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