Business English 9./ COMMON MISTAKES IN BUSINESS ENGLISH I.

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English can be confusing. After this lesson you might be able to avoid making these ones ;-)

1. Compose or comprise?

'Compose'  means to make up: the parts compose the whole.

'Comprise' means to be made up, opposite to 'compose': the whole comprises its parts.

2. Affect or effect?

'Affect' is the verb of the action 'influence'.

'Effect' is the noun, it is the consequence of the action.

3. Most or mostly?

'Most' is an adjective and means: the largest part of something.

'Mostly' is an adverb and its meaning is mainly, generally.

4. Been or gone?

'Been' is used to describe completed trips.

'Gone' can be used to express the fact that you left but haven't returned yet.

5. In or at?

'In' is used to talk about position inside bigger places such as countries, cities etc.

'At' is used to express position inside small/ unimportant places or with names, e.g. at the company/ at B Bank.

Feladat:

a) The Sales Department _________________ 6 Sales Representatives, including a Sales Manager.

b) We can meet _________________ the pub.

c) Drugs have many side _________________.

d) Although my colleague made a lot of mistakes, he is _________________ a good person.

e) I have never _________________ in the company's headquarter.

f) He has _________________ to the shops.

g) The noise outside _________________ his performance.

h) _________________ people like short meetings.

i) The EU _________________ 28 member states.

j) I grew up _________________ the United States.

Megoldás:
a) is composed of; b) at; c) effects; d) mostly; e) been; f) gone;
g) affected; h) Most; i) comprises; j) in.