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Amonymousvn Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Some phrases I confuse
Why is it so hard for companies to get things right?
Does get things right mean do something properly in particular situation.
The British utilities seem to have surrendered all their *post-privatisation customer-service.*
Does *post-privatisation customer-service.* mean *customer-service* after customer purchased goods.
But I sense a deeper problem: many companies seem to have forgotten what business is about.
Does deeper problem is synonymous with bigger problem or serious problem?
I should not have been using the FT's time to sort out my electricity difficulties but no one ...
What is FT's time mean?
I think FT's time means Financial time where the author of article works.
Costs do matter.
I confuse with do matter.
Sentences above are quoted from an article which is from Financial Times.
Does get things right mean do something properly in particular situation.
The British utilities seem to have surrendered all their *post-privatisation customer-service.*
Does *post-privatisation customer-service.* mean *customer-service* after customer purchased goods.
But I sense a deeper problem: many companies seem to have forgotten what business is about.
Does deeper problem is synonymous with bigger problem or serious problem?
I should not have been using the FT's time to sort out my electricity difficulties but no one ...
What is FT's time mean?
I think FT's time means Financial time where the author of article works.
Costs do matter.
I confuse with do matter.
Sentences above are quoted from an article which is from Financial Times.
Top answer
amonymousvn Does get things right mean do something properly in particular situation. Yes. * mean *customer-service* after customer purchased goods.
- amonymousvn Does get things right mean do something properly in particular situation.
- Yes.
- * mean *customer-service* after customer purchased goods.
- No.
- ) used to be run by the government, but were turned into companies.
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amonymousvnDoes get things right mean do something properly in particular situation.Yes.
amonymousvnDoes *post-privatisation customer-service.* mean *customer-service* after customer purchased goods.No. The utilities (electricity, natural gas etc.) used to be run by the government, but were turned into companies. Pos
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