⏰ Belated

#026

Afternoon everyone 👋

It was my birthday last week.

Many wished me a Happy Birthday on the day, but some forgot.

Over the next couple of days people continued to wish me a Happy Birthday.

Although this time they said “Happy Belated Birthday!”

You see “belated” is a word we use when something happens later than expected. It shows a sense of delay.

So a “belated apology”, is an apology that is given later than it should have been.

Nevertheless, I thanked them for their kind wishes.

How do you say “mejor tarde que nunca”? Read on to find out 👇

“Happy Belated Birthday”

This week’s 3 tips:

SOMETHING FROM OUR RESOURCES 👀

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Better late than never - Crystal Clear English

Another very common and useful expression. Everyone has opportunities to use this one, at least in our opinion, and it will make you sound more agile in

crystalclearenglish.es/expressions-and-word-pairs-es/better-late-than-never

SOMETHING TO AVOID 🫣

🤦🏻‍♀️ “I will to go”

Never say “to” after “will”.

✅ “I will go”

Will is a modal verb and modal verbs are never followed by “to”.

I will call you when I arrive

When will your daughter graduate from university?

SOMETHING TO SOUND CONFIDENT 🧐

👔 Business jargon explained

“Benchmarking”

Measuring business metrics or performance and comparing them against other departments or competitors.

Benchmarking our customer service metrics against industry leaders helped us identify areas for improvement

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