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The difference between Shareholders’ meeting and Shareholders meeting
Do you add the apostrophe to Shareholders’ meeting? Or do you prefer Shareholders meeting, without the apostrophe? Both are in fact correct. It may seem like a very small point, but misunderstanding the underlying grammar is the source of some … Continue reading
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How to pluralise terms made up of more than one word
As you know, in English you generally make a word plural by adding an ‘s’ at the end. There seems to be some confusion, though, about how to make plurals of terms made up of more than one word. For … Continue reading
How to translate “nasza dzisiejsza rozmowa”
Nasza dzisiejsza rozmowa CANNOT be translated as our today’s conversation. WRONG With reference to our today’s conversation I’d like to present you with a summary of our findings. RIGHT With reference to today’s conversation I’d like to present you with a summary … Continue reading