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This month, LbT Languages president Barbara Förster continues to show us how to improve our English accent.
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Knowledge
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Did you know?
Germany is a relatively safe country in the grand scheme of things, but unfortunately, when you travel abroad, there’s no guarantee someone won’t try to take advantage of you.
Read more here>>>
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Business Tip of the Month – Negotiating
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Negotiating a Better Price
When you are trying to buy something and want to get a better price, you can use a tactic known as a "krunch". A krunch is your response to the initial price you were quoted and is designed to put pressure on the other party to go lower.
Find some extremely effective one-line phrases that you can use to negotiate a better price here>>>
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Mnemonic of the Month
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Mnemonic of the Month - Consternation
Meaning: fear resulting from the awareness of danger
Example: I was awoken to the gentle buzz of these mysterious balls of light one night. They danced around my head briefly before disappearing. This moment captures my surprise and consternation regarding their origin.
Think: "Monster-Nation" ('Conster' rhymes with 'monster' and a nation full of monsters would be scary indeed!)
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Just for fun
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Funny Office Slang
404 - Someone who is clueless. From the Web error message, "404 Not Found", which means the document requested couldn't be located.
Assmosis - The process by which some people seem to absorb success and advancement by kissing up to the boss rather than working hard.
Blamestorming - A group discussion of why a deadline was missed or a project failed and who was responsible.
Bookmark - To take note of a person or thing for future reference.
Brain Fart - When you had a piece of information in mind and then inexplicably lost it.
Chainsaw Consultant - An outside expert brought in to downsize.
Chips and Salsa - Chips = hardware, salsa = software.
Cube Farm - An office filled with cubicles.
Dead Tree Edition - Something in paper form
Ego-surfing - Scanning the Internet, databases, etc. for one's own name.
Flight Risk - Used to describe employees who are suspected of planning to leave a company or department soon.
Glazing - Corporate-speak for sleeping with your eyes open; a popular pastime at conferences and early-morning meetings.
Going Postal - Totally stressed out and losing it, like postal employees who went on shooting rampages
Grey Matter - Older, experienced business people hired by young entrepreneurial firms trying to appear more professional and established.
Idea Hamsters - People whose idea generators are always running.
Mouse Potato - The online generation's answer to the couch potato.
Open-Collar Workers - People who work at home or telecommute.
Percussive Maintenance - The fine art of hitting an electronic device to get it to work again.
Seagull Manager - A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, shits over everything and then leaves.
Square-Headed Spouse - Computer
Swiped Out - An ATM or credit card that has been used so much its magnetic strip is worn away.
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