TWO NATIONS DIVIDED BY A COMMON LANGUAGE

Jaan Alver; Lehte Alver

doi:10.18372/2786-823.1.18163

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Jaan Alver Tallinn University of Technology https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0852-811X
Lehte Alver Tallinn University of Technology https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0895-3231

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https://doi.org/10.18372/2786-823.1.18163

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American English, British English, business terminology, translation problems

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Happily for English speakers, their language is internationally dominant in business. To put it bluntly, English is a top requirement of those seeking good jobs – and is often the language in which much of the business of “good jobs” is conducted. Unfortunately, business English is a language of many dialects. This paper concentrates on the two dominant terminologies (especially business-related terminologies) – used by Britons and used by Americans.

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