Communication in (d)English

A vs B Spelling

Grammar Rules

Cultural Differences

Social Etiquette

Real life examples

100

Wat is de juiste spelling van het woord "kleur" in het Amerikaans?

Color

(British: Colour)

100

Welk woord gebruik je op de puntjes:

"I lost my ...... details"

100

Welk woord wordt gebruikt in het Amerikaans Engels voor "lift"?

elevator

(British = lift)

100

Binnen hoeveel tijd is het handig om (op een e-mail) te reageren?

Binnen 24 uur

100

Hey there,

I'm havin' a real issue with this software you guys cooked up. It's gone and crashed on me, and I can't get any work done. I'm pullin' my hair out ova here!

Listen, I need youse guys to get on this ASAP. Like, pronto. I got deadlines to meet, and this thing is really throwin' a wrench in the works.

So, what do ya say? Can you give me a hand here? I ain't no computer whiz, but I know enough to tell ya that this ain't right.

Thanks, mate. I appreciate it.

Regards,

Jason

Duidelijk... toch?

200

Wat is de juiste spelling van het woord "analyseren" in het Amerikaans?

Analyze

(British Analyse)

200

Wat moet op de lege plek worden ingevuld? "The dog wagged ___ tail happily"

its = zonder apostrof, want dan is het bezittelijk

it's = it is = het is

200

Welk woord wordt gebruikt in het Amerikaans Engels voor "taxi"?

taxi

(British = cab)

200

Wat is een correcte manier om je e-mail af te sluiten?

... regards,

200

Hey there!

Thanks for reaching out to us about the software crash. We're sorry to hear you having issues with it.

We'll get on this right away and see what's causing the problem. It might take us a bit to figure it out, but we'll do everything we can to get it up and running for you ASAP. We assure you there is nothing on the hand.

In the meantime, try not to let the issue hold you back too much. We know how frustrating these things can be, but we're here to help.

Thanks again for letting us know, and we'll be in touch soon with an update.

Cheers!

AXtension Team

Mistakes:

Use of informal language such as "Hey there!" and "Cheers!"
Use of contractions such as "We're" and "you're"
Missing verbs
Use of colloquial phrases such as "get on this" and "up and running"
Lack of proper punctuation and capitalization in some sentences.
Direct translations of a dutch proverb (saying).
And overal inpolite tone of voice

300

Wat is de juiste spelling van het woord "midden" in het Amerikaans?

Center

(British: Centre)

300

Wat is het verschil tussen: they're, their en there?

they're = they are = ze zijn

their = van hun

there = daar ginds

300

Welk woord wordt gebruikt in het Amerikaans Engels voor "stoep"?

sidewalk

(British = pavement)

300

Hoe spreek je over een bedrijf in communicatiemiddelen zoals een e-mail?

Als "it" of "they"?

mensen = they

dingen = it

een bedrijf is een ding (enkelvoud)

300

Subject: travel instructions

Hey visitor,

Amazing that you and your organisation are visiting our event next week on thursday!!

The event will be held at the City Theatre, witch is right in the city center. Here are some instructions for getting their:

By Train
We recommend coming by train. Its the most sustainable option and de venue is easy to reach by public transport. From Venlo central station it is only a 10 minute walk to the theater.

By Car
You can park your car at Q-Park Maasboulevard & Maaswaard. Please note that this is
paid parking. From there it is only a 1 minute walk to the venue.

Please let myself know if you need additional instructions, where always happy to help.

We look forward to seeing from you soon.

Kind regards,

The Axtension team

Wrong spelling, "organization"
Capitalization mistake, "Thursday"
Wrong spelling, "Theater".
Wrong word spelling, "which"
Wrong spelling, "there"
Incorrect use of "its" instead of "it's"
Dutch instead of English, the (de)
Incorrect use of "we're" instead of "we are"
Incorrect use of myself instead of me
Incorrect use of "where" instead of "we're"
wrong combination, to hear from you / seeing you / see you soon.