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23.12.2008

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How much business English did you learn from our news stories in 2008? We look back at the language that was used in the most popular Global news stories on our new website. How carefully did you read them?

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In pursuit of happiness

In our story "In pursuit of happiness", we reported on how companies were trying to raise spirits in non-financial ways.

die Laune heben

1. Companies decided to put expense accounts

Spesenkonten

to reduce costs.

2. The chief happiness office at the London ad agency Iris Worldwid organized something to cheer up staff. What?

Anzeigenagentur

Public holidays

Pub crawls

Mom's the word

In our story "Mom's the word", we looked at Heather Armstrong’s blog, Dooce.com.

3. How did we describe Heather Armstrong’s blog?

irresponsible

irrelevant

irreverant

4. How did Heather Armstrong describe her blog?

“It’s really raw and unfiltered."

“It’s really uncooked and unfiltered."

“It’s really unripe and unfiltered."

Ian McMaster
"Germany can afford to pay for being in the eurozone."
I told you so!
Robert Gibson
"What do tourists from different cultures expect from hotels?"
Cultures and tourism
On the Job
The deep end
Business Press
Austerity versus excess

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