Tuesday, October 20, 2020

LE @ ACCA TMC 20 Oct 2020

 Word of the Day

equanimity [ee-kwuh-nim-i-tee] (noun)

= mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness

(from Dictionary.com)

Many office workers have accepted the new normal of working from home with equanimity.


Uses of Word of the Day:

We are able to accept the new normal with equanimity (Vincent)

Restored that equanimity (Ishnita)


Brickbats

Grammar

1. The pandemic suddenly come

=> The pandemic came upon us suddenly

2. What is something new that you have pick up this pandemic?

=> What is something new that you have picked up during this pandemic?

3. What is a memory you are most fond of from this pandemic?

=> What is a memory you are most fond of during this pandemic?

4. My friend have Thermomix => My friend has/owns a Thermomix

5. If anything go wrong => If anything goes wrong

6. It give a high comfort that... => It gives us great comfort 

Vocabulary

1. We have to used to it => We have to get used to it 

2. The effect bring to us => The effect on us

3. They do not like tension environment. => They do not like tension-filled environment. 

4. We must be encourage => We must be encouraging

5. You look good after loosing 6kg => You look good after losing 6kg

6. Need to loss more => Need to lose more

7. call of action => call to action

8. to do the evaluation => to present the evaluation


Sentence structure

1. It's been a long time didn't see you all => It's been a long time since we last met


Pronunciation

1. analytical    [an-i-li-ti-kuhl]

2. satisfaction [sat-is-fak-shuhn]

3. presentation  [prez-uhn-tey-shuhn]

4. demonstrate  [dem-uhn-streyt]


Plural

1. Table Topics Master

2. guests

3. communication styles

4. six minutes


Bouquets

Alliteration

1. inspire and influence

2. facts and figures

3. the future of finance function

4. impactful and interesting


Triads

1. inspire, influence and impact

2. We need to transform, we need to act fast and we need to do things differently

3. supported this points using statistics, data and reports


Personification

1. to make the numbers talk much better


Parallel structure

1. It is no longer the big beating the small, but the fast beating the slow

- Eric Pearson

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