English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ CHAPTER 2 WHETHER OR NOT WEATHER OR KNOT ENGLISH FOR CAREERS, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical by Leila R. Smith Presentation design by Barbara Moran

English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ After completing Chapter 2, you will have further enlarged your business vocabulary –Spelling –Definitions –Pronunciation –Usage

English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ The words we use tell people if we are clear thinkers (or foggy) well-educated and informed (or ignorant) affect how people react to us to the organization we represent

English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ Converse with well-informed, educated people Develop the ability to express yourself clearly Read books, magazines, and newspapers Learn new vocabulary (dictionary) Listen to articulate people (on radio/TV, at speaking events)

English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ Computer spelling checkers can’t choose the right word. A fresh apple has appeal has a peel

English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ English has hundreds of homophones* * Words that sound alike Rein Reign Rain

English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ Witch is witch? Accept Except Allot A lot Capital Capitol Excluding Receive 1. Piece of land 2. A bunch Not a word! REALLY Designate or apportion an amount 1. Wealth 2. A city that is a state capital Building where legislators meet Which is which?

English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ Now try these…

English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ Counsel Council Illicit Elicit Principle Principal Lawyer, advice, or to give advice Group that legislates or acts Seek Illegal, improper Rule, truth, law Chief administrator

English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ You’re doing great…

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English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ See how you do with these…

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English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ Try this final group…

English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ Appraise Apprise Lesson Lessen Naval Navel Stationary Stationery To inform To estimate value Decrease Something to learn Vestige of umbilical cord Pertaining to the navy Writing paper Unmovable

English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ Now it’s time to meet some “confused and abused” words…

English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ These words get mixed up… Emigrate -- to move out of a country Immigrate -- to move into a country Explicit -- clearly expressed Implicit -- not stated, but understood Indigenous -- native to a particular area Indigent -- poor or needy

English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ Less -- bulk amount that can’t be counted Fewer -- smaller number that can be counted Ode -- a type of poem Owed -- debt to be paid Per annum -- yearly, annually (Latin) Per diem -- by the day (Latin) Simple -- easy to understand Simplistic -- making complexities seem too easy

English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ Proper pronunciation promotes professionalism Try saying that three times fast! Now try these… (If in doubt, consult your book or the dictionary) applicable asked debris debut February gourmet irrelevant jewelry library picture

English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ You have further enlarged your business vocabulary