Joke- Efficiency

An expert on efficiency concluded his lecture with a note of caution.

“You need to be careful about trying these techniques at home.”

“Why?” asked somebody from the audience.

“I watched my wife’s routine at breakfast for years,” the expert explained.

“She made lots of trips between the refrigerator, stove, table and cabinets, 

often carrying a single item at a time.

One day I told her, ’Honey, why don’t you try carrying several things at once?’”

“Did it save time?” the guy in the audience asked.

“Actually, yes,” replied the expert. “It used to take her 30 minutes to make

 breakfast. Now it takes me 10.”

Idioms- "Saddled with debt..."

Across the Board - this refers to everything or everyone. This idiom is used to say that nothing or nobody would be exempted.

Example: The union wants a salary increase across the board. It wants a raise in the compensations of rank-and-file employees, supervisors, and managers.

Strike While the Iron is Hot - to seize a present opportunity that may easily go away. It means to take advantage of an existing chance.

Example: The executives decided to strike while the iron is hot and bought into the fast-growing and progressive start-up company quickly.

Saddled with Debt - when people are burdened with huge debt.

Example: Saddled with debt, the bank filed for bankruptcy and for protection against debt collectors.

Calculated Risk - a risk or an action that has been well studied and is thought to have high chances of resulting in success.

Example: We were taking a calculated risk when we decided to invest in stocks rather than in bonds. We felt that stocks investments, while risky, would give us high returns in the future.

Heads will Roll - it means that someone or some people will be punished.

Example: Heads will roll when media people learn about this multi-million-dollar fraud.

Joke- Two electrons...

Two hydrogen atoms walk into a bar. One says, ’I think I’ve lost an electron.’

The other says ’Are you sure?’

The first says, ’Yes, I’m positive.’!

Quote- clear conscience

A clear conscience is the sure sign of a bad memory.  Mark Twain 

Buzzwords: Advertainment

 "Advertising is no longer about interrupting

 what people are interested in, it's about being what people

 are interested in."

Quote- Meetings

A meeting is an event at which the minutes are kept and the hours are lost.  

Grammar- Modals- deduction (past)

Have + past participle (‘have done’, ‘have been’, ‘have stolen’ etc.) is called the perfect infinitive. When we use modal verbs to talk about the present they are followed by an infinitive without ‘to’. When we use modal verbs to talk about the past they are followed by a perfect infinitive.

must + perfect infinitive

We use must + perfect infinitive when we feel sure about something in the past.

• ·        You must have been delighted when you found that everything was on sale. 
• ·         The thieves must have come in through the window. Look – it’s still open.
• ·         Oh no! Where’s my car? Someone must have stolen it!

might/may/could + perfect infinitive

We use might, may or could with the perfect infinitive to say that we think something was possible but we aren’t sure.

• ·         The thieves might have escaped by car but we can’t be sure.
• ·         He should be hour by now. He may have been delayed by a traffic jam or                         something.
• ·         I can’t find my purse. I could have left it in the supermarket but I just don’t know.

can’t + perfect infinitive

We use can’t + perfect infinitive when we feel sure something didn’t happen in the past.

• ·         I thought I saw John in town this morning but it can’t have been him – he’s in                     Greece this week.
• ·         I can’t have left it in the supermarket – I had it on the bus on the way home.
• ·         You can’t have read the instructions properly. They’re perfectly clear.