Don't say that, Do say this Don't say "dove," Do say "dived." vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Dove Do say this: Dived spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "going forward." Do say "in future." vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Going forward Do say this: In future; or in the future; or from now on; or going in the direction of.. spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "train station," say "railway station" vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Train station Do say this: Railway station spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "12 a.m." or "12 p.m.," say "midnight" or "midday" vspace_10px.png Don't say that: "12 a.m." or "12 p.m." Do say this: "midnight" "midday" or "noon" spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "violate." Do say "breach" vspace_10px.png Don't say that: "Violate" in relation to a legal provision and in other cases which are not maximum harm. Do say this: Breach or break spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "garnished," Do say "Garnisheed" vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Garnished, as in "garnished a check" Do say this: Garnisheed, as in "garnisheed a cheque." spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "oversight," say "supervision." vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Oversight Do say this: Supervision spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "lags," say "lags behind." vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Lags Do say this: Lags behind spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "hawalas," do say "hawaladars" vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Hawalas Do say this: Hawaladars spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "pissed drunk," do say "pissed." vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Pissed drunk Do say this: Pissed spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png A classic "oops" moment in a CV: [X] has a wide network of different personalities. vspace_10px.png Don't say that: When you are writing your CV avoid phrases such as " has a wide network of different personalities." Do say this: .. a wide network of people of varied skills spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "50 percent lower than..," say "50 percent of.." vspace_10px.png Don't say that: 50 percent lower than.. or 50% less than... Do say this: 50 percent of.. or half-of spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "revert back," Do say "revert" vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Revert back Do say this: Revert spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "airplane," Do say "Aeroplane." vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Airplane Do say this: Aeroplane spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Don't say "coworker," say "colleague" vspace_10px.png Don't say that: Coworker (or co-worker) Do say this: Colleague spacer_20_tallx1_wide.png please_be_informed_front_page_article_separator.png Pages« first ‹ previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 next › last »
