{"id":3891,"date":"2014-08-24T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2014-08-24T13:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=3891"},"modified":"2014-07-25T16:23:42","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T20:23:42","slug":"power-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/power-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Power English"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Informal English is fine to use when talking to your friends, family, or traveling as a tourist, but what about when you really want to make a good impression on someone or when you are using English for business? These are times when you will want to use more formal English, or what I call, \u201cpower English.\u201d<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look at how you can make your informal English more powerful for use in business and formal interactions. In all of the examples below, you will see that a simple or basic word in English is upgraded to a more formal word to make a more powerful statement. Learning some of these more powerful words will help make your English more formal for times when this is necessary.<\/p>\n

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Informal English transformed to \u201cPower English\u201d:<\/p>\n

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I got your message. \u00a0—> I received your message.<\/p>\n

I asked for this on Tuesday. \u00a0\u00a0—> I requested this on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

I need some help. \u00a0—>\u00a0I require your assistance.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll talk about this later. \u00a0—>\u00a0We will discuss this at another time.<\/p>\n

James needs to get in touch with the manager. \u00a0—>\u00a0James needs to contact the manager.<\/p>\n

Pam has to put off the meeting another day. \u00a0\u00a0—> Pam needs to postpone the meeting another day.<\/p>\n

Please make sure the report is turned in by 5pm. \u00a0\u00a0—> \u00a0Please ensure the report is submitted by 5pm.<\/p>\n

Can you give me your phone number? \u00a0\u00a0—> Can you provide me with your phone number?<\/p>\n

Let me know when you are leaving. \u00a0—>\u00a0Please inform me when you are leaving.<\/p>\n

The other team needs to say they are sorry for us to move forward. \u00a0\u00a0—> The other team needs to apologize for us to move forward.<\/p>\n

Can you tell me why you made this choice? \u00a0—>\u00a0Can you explain why you made this decision?<\/p>\n

Today we are going to talk more about the up coming merger. \u00a0—>\u00a0Today we are going to elaborate on the upcoming merger.<\/p>\n

How are we going to fix this problem? \u00a0—>\u00a0How are we going to solve this problem?<\/p>\n

The deal has been called off. \u00a0—>\u00a0The deal has been cancelled.<\/p>\n

Here is a summary of the transformations that took place in the sentences above. The informal words are listed first and their formal, more powerful, synonyms are next.<\/p>\n

get\/got = receive\/received<\/p>\n

ask = request<\/p>\n

need = require<\/p>\n

put off = postpone<\/p>\n

talk about = discuss<\/p>\n

get in touch = contact<\/p>\n

turn in = submit<\/p>\n

give = provide<\/p>\n

know = inform<\/p>\n

say sorry = apologize<\/p>\n

tell why = explains<\/p>\n

talk more about = elaborate<\/p>\n

fix = solve\/resolve<\/p>\n

call off = cancel<\/p>\n

Can you think of any other simple informal words that have more formal or powerful synonyms, if so add them to the list!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Informal English is fine to use when talking to your friends, family, or traveling as a tourist, but what about when you really want to make a good impression on someone or when you are using English for business? These are times when you will want to use more formal English, or what I call…<\/p>\n

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