http://www.businessenglishace.com/bear44 - Listen to Episode 44 of the Business English Ace Radio podcast to increase your English skills every week. Get the grammar and vocabulary presentations for this week's episode. In today’s lesson, you learn about the following: * Erroneous English Question of the Week – Can you use frequency adverbs correctly? * Business English Vocabulary Word of the Week – Lagging Indicator * Business Phrasal Verb of the Week – Go downhill * Business Career Corner – 10 Words to Motivate * Business English Ace Blog Article Replay: Paragraph Structure * Twisted Business English of the Week – Philip Morris Sparks Interest

1. EP044 –
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Business English
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2. By: H. E. Colby,
author of Top 150 Business English Ace Vocabulary Words
Erroneous English
Lesson
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3. Many English learners make the same common
mistakes over and over.
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4. Which is correct?
A) Jill is always careful driving to
work.
or
B) Jill always is careful driving to
work.
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Lesson
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5. The position of adverbs of frequency is fixed depending on the
verb.
If the verb in the sentence is not “to be,” the adverb of
frequency goes before the verb.
Ex: Lance seldom plays tennis after his back surgery.
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6. The position of adverbs of frequency is fixed depending on the
verb.
The adverb of frequency goes after “to be” verbs.
Ex: Roxie is never late to work because she leaves her home so
early.
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7. Thus…
A) Jill is always careful driving to work
is correct!
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9. Lagging Indicator
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Vocabulary Word of the
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10. Lagging Indicator
NOUN: past performance data that is measured by
businesses or individuals to confirm a pattern or trend.
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11. Lagging Indicator
Ex: Your ROI (return on investment) is a
lagging indicator of your stock portfolio’s
performance.
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13. Go Downhill.
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Verb of the Week

14. Go Downhill:
V: to steadily get worse
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15. Go Downhill: EX: After the CEO fired all
the senior managers, the company quickly
went downhill.
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16. Thank you for joining me to learn
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Ace Phrasal Verb of the Week: go
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17. By: H. E. Colby,
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Twisted Business English

18. Philip Morris Sparks Interest
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Word of the Week

19. Phillip Morris Sparks
Interest
V– to capture the attention of
someone
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20. Phillip Morris Sparks Interest
The “Twist”:
1. Spark Interest – Phillip Morris is a global cigarette
company.
2. Spark Interest – “Sparks” are fire to light (start )a
cigarette.
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Word of the Week

21. Thus the headline could be
rewritten:
Phillip Morris Captures Attention
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