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Force 🤝 Power
#028
Afternoon everyone 👋
In the corner of Barcelona, The Nou Camp, El Camp Nou, the Spotify Camp Nou is currently under construction.
I know this because I drive past it most days. There are cranes everywhere.
It got me thinking about 2 words; workforce and manpower:
Workforce refers to the total number of people engaged in a particular organisation. It emphasises the collective labour force contributing to the operation.
“The company’s workforce includes people from different departments”
Manpower is a word that feels, in 2024, a little out of date. Traditionally it refers to the labour force available for work. Usually manual labour.
“The factory relies on skilled manpower to operate the machinery”
So they both refer to the human part of productive activity. Workforce is perhaps a broader and more inclusive term. While manpower emphasises physical labour more.
“A worker provides manpower and is also part of the workforce”
This week’s 3 tips:
SOMETHING TO AVOID 🫣
🤦🏻♀️ “I have a news”
We can’t say “a news”. If you want to refer to a specific piece of information then you can say “a piece of news”.
Today I have an important piece of news to share with you
✅ “I have some news”
“News” is uncountable so better to say “some news”.
She has some news about the project
Is there any news?
SOMETHING TO SOUND CONFIDENT 🧐
👔 Business jargon explained
“SWOT analysis”
A strategic planning tool that identifies and understands the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats related to a business or project.
Before launching our new product we conducted a SWOT analysis to evaluate its potential
SOMETHING FROM OUR RESOURCES 👀
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Keep learning,
The Crystal Clear English Team
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