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Take vs Get (includes examples and exercises)

By: Paola Pascual on January 29, 2021

When you’re at the office, do you take a message or do you get a message? It depends. They’re both correct but mean completely different things. The use of take and get is confusing for many English learners, and our goal here is to clarify the difference between these two common verbs and offer some […]

What Americans Really Mean When They Say Things Like “How Are You?”

By: Neya Abdi on January 18, 2021

You can have all the dictionaries, phrasebooks, and apps in the world and still have no clue what someone really means. Once you’ve mastered English grammar and vocabulary, the new challenge is understanding the coded meanings behind English expressions. Oftentimes, the meaning of certain expressions will change based on the context, tone, and culture. […]

Surviving Remote Meetings: How to Communicate Effectively in English

By: Tom Wells on June 2, 2020

We’ve all been there. Sat in a remote meeting and then it happens. You miss what a colleague just said, but all your colleagues are already nodding and moving on to the next point. Being misunderstood is a common problem for non-native English speakers, and the problem is even worse in remote meetings, as sound […]

How To Attract Top Talent: Negotiating Salary and Benefits

By: Tom Wells on April 25, 2020

Welcome to part three of Talaera’s HR Series on how to attract top talent. The two previous posts were all about writing strong job descriptions and running successful interviews, and here we will cover negotiations with your potentially new employee. This part of the hiring process is not easy in your native language, and much […]

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Take vs Get (includes examples and exercises)

What Americans Really Mean When They Say Things Like “How Are You?”

Surviving Remote Meetings: How to Communicate Effectively in English

How To Attract Top Talent: Negotiating Salary and Benefits

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