😞 Snubbed

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October 30, 2024

“Snub” is a great word. It’s a verb and is similar to “reject” or “ignore”.

In Spanish it best translates as desairar, I believe.

In the last 48 hours the word has appeared in the press a lot.

If you’re a football fan you may have heard that Vinicius Jr. didn’t win the Ballon d’Or.

Real Madrid, felt that he should have won the award.

But by not winning it, they felt that their star player had been snubbed -not acknowledged, recognised or respected.

Real Madrid don’t go where they are not respected they said.

Earlier this week in Madrid

So Real Madrid decided to snub FIFA and the Ballon d’Or, by not attending the ceremony.

Real felt that their player was snubbed by FIFA, then decided to snub FIFA.

Truth is, we can all relate to getting snubbed.

Such as not being invited to a friend’s wedding, or finding out your colleagues went for coffee and didn’t ask you. Not the best feeling.

I imagine it’s natural to feel snubbed from time to time. Perhaps more important is how you choose to respond.

Getting snubbed can ruin your day

This week’s three tips:

SOMETHING TO AVOID 🫣

🤦🏻‍♀️ “He has 28 years”

Be careful when translating “tener años.” You can’t “have” years in English.

✅ “He is 28”

In English we use the verb “to be”, to speak about someone’s age. Never, “have.”

There is no need to say “years” either. You can just say the number, or “…years old”, at the end.

He is 28 years old

SOMETHING TO SOUND CONFIDENT 🧐

👔 Business expressions

“Pass over”

To overlook someone for an opportunity, position or responsibility.

David was disappointed to be passed over for the promotion

Click below to read an article on the subject 👇

Passed over for a promotion? These might be the reasons why

Career experts shared intriguing insights into why certain workers are not getting promoted on the job — and how employees can navigate these experiences in the workplace.

www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/passed-promotion-might-reasons-why

SOMETHING TO READ 👀

Madrid players back Vini. Jr after Ballon D'Or snub

Vinícius Júnior's Real Madrid and Brazil teammates have backed the star forward after he lost out to Manchester City's Rodri in the race to win the 2024 men's Ballon d'Or.

www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/42067979/ballon-dor-real-madrid-brazil-stars-back-vinicius-snub

Respect? Petulant Real Madrid snub Ballon d’Or over Rodri beating Vini Jr to top gong - Inside World Football

October 29 – After a stellar season that saw him pick up silverware with both club and country, Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri won the men’s Ballon d’Or award on Monday but the entire occasion was overshadowed by Real Madrid boycotting the prestigious annual event in Paris. Real won the club of the year trophy and their manager Carlo Ancelotti was the winner of the men’s coach award, but there was no-one from the club present to receive the prizes. Read more …

www.insideworldfootball.com/2024/10/29/respect-petulant-real-madrid-snub-ballon-dor-rodri-beating-vini-jr-top-gong