Follow Me On:

Subscribe to YOU Magazine and other timely market alerts from William Alvarez.

		William Alvarez Principal Mortgage Broker Real Loan Partners, Inc. Phone: 305-764-5554 Fax: 888-764-0759 NMLS #: 311710 - 2032831 walvarez@RLPTeam.com www.RLPTeam.com

October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017		Write This, Not That While you may be able to get away with a few of these phrasing faux pas in day-to-day speaking, putting them in writing for an audience that could be critical of mistakes can damage your credibility. Check out these commonly mistaken phrases and the proper way to write each. Write this: Pique my interest Not that: Peek/peak my interest Peek means to look at something, whereas peak means the highest point of something. Pique actually means to provoke or arouse, which is the true meaning of the expression. Your business proposal piqued the interest of our CEO. Write this: For all intents and purposes Not that: For all intensive purposes Intensive means rigorous and focused, like the word "intense." The correct expression speaks to practical usage or all important ways in which something may be used, as in: The previous policy is no longer in effect for all intents and purposes. Write this: Regardless Not that: Irregardless Irregardless is recognized as a word, but one that has been considered an informal and incorrect substitution for the word regardless. "Ir" is a prefix that means "not" or "no," which is unnecessary when "less" is doing the same thing. Regardless of your intentions, the outcome was a broken widget that must be replaced. Write this: Make do Not that: Make due Make do means to make the best of a situation or to do something with the resources at your disposal. To make due, however, would mean a deadline or a return of a product, form or information. We will have to make do with the old office coffee maker until the espresso machine is repaired. Write this: Moot point Not that: Mute point Mute means without speech. Whereas, moot means subject to debate, dispute or uncertainty, or without a final decision. Whether we hold the meeting on Thursday or Friday is a moot point; timing will depend on attendee schedules. Write this: Case in point Not that: Case and point A case in point is making an example of one thing in order to demonstrate something else is truthful or correct. A case and point would imply you are talking about two unrelated things. Never share your passwords with anyone. My recent identity theft is a case in point. Keep your business communications on point with proper phrasing. Sources: Thought Catalog, Merriam-Webster

You are receiving a complimentary subscription to YOU Magazine as a result of your ongoing business relationship with William Alvarez. While beneficial to a wide audience, this information is also commercial in nature and it may contain advertising materials. INVITE A FRIEND to receive YOU Magazine. Please feel free to invite your friends and colleagues to subscribe. SUBSCRIBE to YOU Magazine. If you received this message from a friend, you can subscribe online. UNSUBSCRIBE: If you would like to stop receiving emails from William Alvarez, you can easily unsubscribe.

Real Loan Partners, Inc. 3105 NW 107th Avenue, Suite 400 Doral, FL 33172

Powered by Platinum Marketing © Copyright 2024. Vantage Production, LLC.