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There are three words to describe the Russian “problem” – trouble, issue, and problem. However, they are used for different kinds of “problems.” For example, the word problem refers only to something with a negative connotation that can and should be solved; in other words, something for which a solution must be found to make everything good again. Trouble carries even more negativity but is less connected to finding a solution.

The most popular word in business and technical language is Issue. It is not necessarily a problem – rather, a nuance that needs to be addressed, a topic for discussion, a complication. But if a problem arises, it can also casually be called an issue, so as not to exacerbate the situation.)

#американский #английский #american #english

two English words that don’t have direct equivalents in Russian – leverage and facilitate. They are used everywhere, especially the former #american #english #american #english

Learn phrasal verbs and idioms. Half of the conversational speech is built on them. Expressions such as head out (to leave home/work), the quite popular verb pull (out/into/down/…), and a plethora of combinations with get/come/go that can describe just about anything. #американский #английский #american #english

It’s not easy to get used to how are you [doing] and its derivatives. It’s a literal replacement for “Hello”. Good morning is still used, but Hi and even more so Hello are almost universally replaced by Hey. I haven’t heard Good evening even once #American #English #american #english

In the majority of cases where one could say “I know,” here they say “I’m aware of.” There is a difference between these words, but “know” is used less frequently than “aware of.” #American #English #american #english

We almost universally use the word deck to mean “presentation”.

In the old days, presentations prepared in PowerPoint were printed on sheets of transparent celluloid and then shown on slide projectors. A stack of such sheets was called a deck. And then the same term began to be applied to presentations in general, even if they were never printed at all. I hardly ever hear the words presentation or slides where you could say “deck” #American #English #american #english

Here, almost everyone always says “naini” and “tvenni” instead of ninety and twenty. More precisely, the “t” sound is so microscopic that it’s almost swallowed. Meanwhile, it’s not “offen,” but “often” (well, this is more about Anglo-American differences). #American #English #american #english

How different our perception is from Americans regarding 1) plumbers 2) veterans 3) service

In the flower department

Switched the theme on the blog to a new one

I can’t figure out why the indexing in Google is so weak. The blog has been live for 20 days now, Google has indexed something, but webmaster.google.com still says no. Many search terms don’t work. The previous version of the blog had auto-load on scroll – maybe that’s why? There were too many h1,h2,… Anyone who knows SEO, could you please help with advice in DM?