Words of wisdom
Is it not sometimes better to work in a group rather than by yourself? I enjoy working on my own, but I also like working with a partner. What do you prefer?
“If you have any questions, …
… please do not hesitate to contact me.”
We spoke about the second part of this sentence recently. So how can we write a clearer and more friendly sentence?
Here are my suggestions:
- Just let me know if you have questions.
- Please email me with any questions or concerns.
- Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
- I am happy to answer any questions.
- If you have any questions, just give me a call.
The hotel bill
What’s this daily charge for ‘fruit’? The hotel guest asked the manager. “We didn’t eat any.”
“But the fruit was placed in your room every day. It isn’t our fault that you didn’t take advantage of it.”
“I see,” said the man as he subtracted $150.00 from the bill.
“What are you doing”? spluttered the manager.
“I’m subtracting 50 dollars a day for your kissing my wife.”
“What? I didn’t kiss your wife.”
“Ah,” replied the man, “but she was there.”
A 7-minute workout
This seven-minute workout can be done in your lunch break. You only need to work with your body weight, a chair and a wall. So there’s no excuse now. Shall we give it a try?
The army, the navy or the air force?
You want to tell someone that you didn’t do military service but did what they call in Germany ‘Zivildienst’. You can either say that you did ‘alternative service’ or ‘civilian service’ instead.
‘Civil service‘ is ‘the service responsible for the public administration of the government of a country’!
