😐 This is fine

#021

“Fine” is a strange word.

“Fine dining”, “fine art” or “fine jewellery”, is of the highest quality.

But when you say “it’s fine”, it’s more like “ok”, or “satisfactory.” That there’s no problem.

No problem here

Perhaps you are accepting something. “Fine, let’s do it your way.”

It can be something that is very thin or small, like a fine line or a fine powder. Whereas a fine day is one that is clear and sunny.

It’s not always an adjective. Once I was fined for parking in the wrong place (verb). I was given a fine which I had to pay (noun).

Next time you almost miss a flight or a train, you can turn to your partner and say, “phew, we were cutting it fine.”

You’re “cutting it fine” when you’re running late

This week’s 3 tips:

SOMETHING TO AVOID 🫣

🤦🏻‍♀️ “He wins a lot of money”

Did he win the lottery? Or maybe he wins a lot through gambling?

David won hundreds of thousands of pounds in the national lottery

“He earns a lot of money”

If you are speaking about receiving money from their job, then we say “earn.”

How much money do you expect to earn in this position?

Well due to my experience I expected to earn more than is being offered

SOMETHING TO SOUND CONFIDENT 🧐

👔 Business jargon explained

‘Scattergun approach’

A way of doing something that is not methodical or well organised.

Your scattergun approach to finding new clients has not been successful

SOMETHING TO WATCH & READ 👀

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