English with Lucie

ʙᴜꜱɪɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴇɴɢʟɪꜱʜ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ
Have you ever heard the expression purple squirrel?
👉In HR and recruitment, a purple squirrel is that "perfect" candidate who seems to have every possible skill and experience.

⚠️The problem? Purple squirrels don't exist.

👉Sometimes companies spend so much time searching for perfection that they overlook excellent candidates who could grow into the role.

👉Example
🟣The company has been looking for a purple squirrel who speaks five languages and has ten years of experience.
Translation:
🟣They're searching for an unrealistically perfect candidate.

ʙᴜꜱɪɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴇɴɢʟɪꜱʜ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ
𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄

📌 FYI = For Your Information
= sharing information without expecting action

⚡ ASAP = As Soon As Possible
= with urgency

👀 EOD = End Of Day
= by the end of the working day

🏖️ OOO = Out Of Office
= not available for work

💬 NRN = No Reply Necessary
= no response is needed

ʙᴜꜱɪɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴇɴɢʟɪꜱʜ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ - Phrasal verbs
How do you talk about your downtime in English?

🔋Wind down/Unwind
= to relax after a busy or stressful period
I'm looking forward to winding down after a hectic week.

☕Catch up
= to do things you've been postponing or spend time with someone
I need to catch up on my emails and catch up with a friend.

🛋️Lay low
= to stay quiet and rest rather than go out
I'm planning to lay low this weekend.

⚡Recharge
= to regain energy and motivation
A quiet weekend helps me recharge for the week ahead.

A strong vocabulary isn't just about work meetings, it's also about talking naturally about life outside the office.

ʙᴜꜱɪɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴇɴɢʟɪꜱʜ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ
Phrase/idiom: 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗽 = keep me informed or updated about what's happening.

💡In simple English:
👉 Don't forget to tell me what's going on.

🟣 Please keep me in the loop regarding any changes to the project.
🟣 Can you keep me in the loop about the client's decision?
🟣 I was away last week, so please keep me in the loop.
🟣 Thanks for keeping me in the loop!

💡Fun fact
👉A loop is a circle. If you're in the loop, you're inside the circle of people who know what's happening.
👉If you're out of the loop, you have no idea what's going on.







𝓢𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓬𝓮: 𝓒𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓻𝓲𝓭𝓰𝓮 𝓭𝓲𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓻𝔂

ʙᴜꜱɪɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴇɴɢʟɪꜱʜ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ
🆁🅾🅸 (abbreviation) = 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
𝗜𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, ROI measures how much value, profit, or benefit you get from the time, money, or effort you invest.
Example:
🟣 Use our investment calculator to see the ROI you could get.
🟣 Last year our ROI was only 20%.

𝗜𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲, people now use ROI to talk about whether something is worth their time, energy, or effort.
🟣 Getting 8 hours of sleep has great ROI.
🟣 Exercise has a high ROI for your physical and mental health.







What is an abbreviation?

𝓢𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓬𝓮: 𝓒𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓻𝓲𝓭𝓰𝓮 𝓭𝓲𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓻𝔂

ʙᴜꜱɪɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴇɴɢʟɪꜱʜ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ
🅳🆄🅴 🅳🅸🅻🅸🅶🅴🅽🅲🅴 = action that is considered reasonable for people to be expected to take in order to keep themselves or others and their property safe:

Example:
People have to exercise due diligence and watch what's being bought on their credit cards.

and/or in business/finance and economics:

🅳🆄🅴 🅳🅸🅻🅸🅶🅴🅽🅲🅴 = the detailed examination of a company and its financial records, done before becoming involved in a business arrangement with it

Example:
The buyout group's due diligence is expected to run till late March.
We had the opportunity to do due diligence on the books and we think £50,000 is a fair offer.

🇬🇧🅼🅾🅳🅴🆁🅽 🆅🅾🅲🅰🅱🆄🅻🅰🆁🆈 🆂🅿🅴🅲🅸🅰🅻🇬🇧
🅽🅾 🅲🅰🅿 (idiom), slang
💡Widely used by
In slang, "no cap" is used for emphasizing that what you are saying is true.

👇How to use it in a sentence?
✅ That new pizza place is fire, no cap!
✅ No cap you look amazing today!






See you at today? No 🧢!

📚Happy Children's Day to all who celebrate today 🚼

..Today is Children's Day, a special day dedicated to celebrating children, their rights, happiness, and well-being. It reminds us that every child deserves love, education, safety, and the opportunity to grow and succeed. Around the world, many schools and communities mark the day with fun activities, games, and celebrations.

💡Vocabulary:
✍️Rights – freedoms and protections everyone should have
✍️Well-being – health, happiness, and comfort
✍️Opportunity – a chance to do something

🇬🇧🅼🅾🅳🅴🆁🅽 🆅🅾🅲🅰🅱🆄🅻🅰🆁🆈 🆂🅿🅴🅲🅸🅰🅻🇬🇧
𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, noun, uncountable
💡= the activity of spending a lot of time looking at your phone or computer and reading bad or negative news stories

👇How to use it in a sentence?
✅ Experts warn that doomscrolling can be harmful to your mental health
✅ Doomscrolling for two hours every night won't stop the apocalypse.







How many minutes of doomscrolling did you do yesterday? 😁

🇬🇧🅼🅾🅳🅴🆁🅽 🆅🅾🅲🅰🅱🆄🅻🅰🆁🆈 🆂🅿🅴🅲🅸🅰🅻🇬🇧
𝗦𝗹𝗮𝘆 (verb), slang
💡In slang, to "slay" means to do something exceptionally well, to look incredibly fashionable, or to completely succeed with confidence. It is the ultimate compliment used to hype someone up when they have "killed it" or nailed a performance, outfit, or challenge.

👇How to use it in a sentence?
✅ Maria has totally slayed her interview.
✅ Plan it. Practice it. Slay your goals.
✅ You slay in that dress!