Grammar Rules Made Funny (2): How to Improve Your Spoken and Written American Business English

By Yury Lee and Dustin Hunchak

You want to speak and write business English like an American, right? You have been working hard, sometimes very hard, to learn English. Yet, somehow you still lack confidence in your English. Why? My more than 20 years of teaching English keep telling me that there are two things missing in your English. Which two?

1. What is American English?
2. What are the common verbs (used by American business people)?

In answering these two questions, this book gives you grammar rules that are funny but useful, making your learning faster and easier.

You will understand how (American) English works: how English makes sentences, what American English is, and what verbs American businessmen use. With these funny grammar rules, you will have better negotiation skills (e.g. how to ask for a pay rise), and better presenting skills (e.g. how to use complex sentences in your presentation). You will also speak office English like an American, and write better business letters and emails.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lee Ying Choi Yury
• Release date: Jun 13, 2014
• ISBN: 9789881207234

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Grammar Rules Made Funny (2): How to Improve Your Spoken and Written American Business English

© Copyright 2014 LEE, Ying Choi Yury (with Dustin Hunchak)

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Introduction

Well, English is not your first language, right?  But do you want to speak and write English like an American?  If you have higher language proficiency, will it make a big difference to your career?

But does this happen to you? 

You have been working hard, reading books, listening to podcasts, and watching lots of American movies.  Yet somehow, you are still not sure about the English you write and speak. 

That is, when you speak in front of your coworkers, you don’t know if your English is good enough.  And when you email, you are not sure if there are problems with your English. 

In a word, you lack confidence in your English, no matter how hard you have been trying.

So is there anything you can do about it?  Yes, of course.  My more than 20 years of teaching English (to non-native speakers, people like you whose first language is not English) keep telling me that there are two things missing.  Which two?

1.