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May 28th 2012 00:14 practice
Recently, I have been taught how to write business letters in English and teaching myself what we call "business English" by reading books.

I'm really interested in some coined words come from business English like Guesstimate, Doc, and so on.

According to my friend, business English in American society is changing a little informal and the relationship between the boss and subordinates. However, I'm not sure whether that is happening in Austrailan society and any other English-speaking countries'.

If you know something about business English in your country, would you share it with me?
Besides, I want to know some coined words often used by workers in your country.


Best regards.
Anna
May 28th 2012 01:35
  • I'm really interested in some coined words come from business English like Guesstimate, Doc, and so on.

  • I'm really interested in some coined words that come from business English like "guesstimate", "doc", and so on.

 
  • According to my friend, business English in American society is changing a little informal and the relationship between the boss and subordinates.

  • According to my friend, business English in American society is changing to become a little more informal and the relationship between the boss and subordinates.

    you can also say:
    "According to my friend, business English in American society is changing. The relationship between bosses and subordinates is more informal now."
    It's longer to say, but puts more emphasis on the second sentence.

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  • However, I'm not sure whether that is happening in Austrailan society and any other English-speaking countries'.

  • However, I'm not sure whether that is happening in Austrailan society or any other English-speaking countries'.

 
Relationships in work is becoming more informal because they believe building a comfortable relationship helps in building better teamwork. Every now and then my job has a "Friend Day" where we all come in casual clothes and spend time with each other.

Also I didn't know "guesstimate" comes from business. It's a really silly word.
May 28th 2012 01:56 Noah
I think business relationships have always been more informal in the USA than in Japan, but recently, it they have been getting even more informal. But of course, it depends on the industry, and the company. Some industries and some companies have a more formal or less formal culture. I think technology companies and internet based companies are often very casual, but more old fashioned companies are often more formal.
May 28th 2012 09:45 世界のぼっち
>Anna

Thank you for your correction and thank you for noticing me that "guesstimate"
is silly word. I was about to use this^^;
"Friend Day" sounds pretty cool!

>Noah

Thanks for your comment!
I got your point and my company seems to be the more formal one, so I will try to learn formal English.
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