This much used expression means spread the risk or have a back up or contingency plan. I’m sure my clients in the Security sector will agree!
Month: April 2020
Why would you want me to put this into context when you can have Brad Pitt!!! 🙂 https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/brad-pitt-stars-as-anthony-fauci-in-snl-cold-open.html
We use “should”” to give advice, make recommendations speak about our beliefs or expectations Form = should + main verb in infinitive E.g If you are a fan of BBC drama you shouldn’t miss the new series “I may destroy you”. It begins in June. https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-04-25/when-is-michaela-coels-bbc-drama-jan-22nd-on-tv-what-is-it-about/ If you are a reggae fan you shouldn’t miss …
to retract or change one’s previous opinion or position. E.g Despite backpedaling furiously Trump seems to be losing all credibility!
Things that should not have happened = things that happened in the past that we didn’t expect OR didn’t agree with Form = should + not + have + main verb in infinitive: e.g: The UK shouldn’t have left the EU https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/15/romanian-fruit-pickers-flown-uk-crisis-farming-sector-coronavirus E.g Trump shouldn’t have said it could be interesting for medical doctors to …
First and foremost (this expression means “first and most importantly”) First of all Firstly, secondly, thirdly, fourthly Finally Last but not least In conclusion To conclude To wrap up
Some expressions: The purpose of this report is to The aim of this document is to The objective of this report is to This document aims to illustrate In the following I intend to
Has the curve been successfully flattened in your country? I’m pretty sure the Belgians have flattened it. I’m sure no one is in any doubt that we are talking about the “Corona infection rate curve”. Even Brexit has been sidelined as all attention is riveted on the trajectory of the curve! There’s a link here …
Having completed an English tense review with one of my students – (don’t be alarmed, this is a predominantly spoken exercise, we don’t bury ourselves in grammar books) – we’ve now moved on to improving written skills. A key part of my student’s job is to produce reports and recommendations for customers in English. During …
Jeffrey Archer “threw down the gauntlet” = (set a challenge) when he challenged us to write a story with a beginning, a middle and an end in exactly 100 words! See today’s earlier post…