If you're looking for a cost-effective online editing service that offers quality corrections at a competitive price, TextRanch is the perfect solution. Our fair pricing is based on the length of text submitted, and our editors will improve your spelling, grammar, and overall writing style. In French, the word changed its meaning by the 1930s to mean a light course of eggs or seafood, essentially taking on much the meaning of earlier terms like hors d’oeuvres or entremets. The change was presumably helped along by the fact that the literal French meaning (“entering, entrance”) was still transparent to French speakers, and perhaps as more speakers began to eat multi-course meals the word attached itself more readily to a first or entering course. So both French and American English retain some aspects of the original meaning of the word; French the “first course” aspect of the meaning (which had actually died out by 1651) and American the “main meat course” aspect.

MUG = “Dope” + UP = “finished”. I made a mistake here by putting in GEN UP, which I think does work, strictly speaking, though not quite as well. We know that we can’t simply hunker down and wait for storms to pass us by. Adapting and adjusting successfully in times of crisis is a process, a marathon that requires resilience on our parts. The important thing to remember is that we develop that resilience in our daily practices as much as in our crucible moments. As for Sony, the Japanese firm had its own long series of battles for the soul of PlayStation and how it related to the rest of Sony's content and hardware line-up. That only really came to an end when PlayStation effectively consumed the rest of the company from inside out, with the promotion of Kaz Hirai to CEO in the early 2010s.

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Crisis, in any industry, demands more from us as leaders. We have to be willing to ask more questions of our team and our partners than ever before, questions like: Note that your etymonline definition doesn’t actually contradict this: the entrée comes before the main course (ie the roast) but that doesn’t make it the first course – as per my previous comment, the entrée is traditionally preceded by the soup and fish. In fact, in a really elaborate banquet, you could well have several entrées, one after the other. But people’s dining habits have changed somewhat since 1759, and meals typically comprise fewer than seven courses these days, which is why the meaning of the term has become confused. The album marks the reunion of the group after five year disbandment, when the pair had broken up due to money issues. [4] [7] Critical reception [ edit ] I wholly agree with him. The plain English terms starter and main course are perfectly good descriptors and much less likely to cause confusion. Ask yourself, “What have been my past responses to crucible moments? What actions did I take to move myself and my team forward?”

There's nothing in the DNA of these companies which actually lends itself to making great games. That's something you can bootstrap by importing great talent and experience from the games industry, sure, but the strongest seeds can still wither in barren soil. Coming at the whole notion of game and service development with the attitude that you merely want a product that fulfils a completely different corporate need is a surefire way to a pretty barren harvest. Your response to their crucibles—your capacity to help your team navigate the uncertainty, the anxiety, the feelings of powerlessness, and the stigma around asking for help—is what will enable your team to remain productive and focused on what’s within their Span of Control. Twelve years ago, after obtaining my Green Card, I moved to San Diego, USA. I speak fluent English on a daily basis, and I now consider English to be my second language. However, when I have to present a report to the investors of my start-up, I always have a little anxiety that my English writing is not as polished as my spoken. I'm often afraid that I’m not using the right legal terms or that I've used expressions that are too colloquial. Sometimes I inadvertently use British English spellings or phrases that look strange to my American investors.

I also looked up what Alan Davidson has to say about the matter in his wonderful Oxford Companion to Food, and he proves to be as wise on this as he is on everything else: If you have a longer document, such as a cover letter, resume, work presentation or school essay, you can upload your complete file. Our team of native English speaking editors will provide the corrected version after fixing all errors. Whether it’s ensuring your work follows the right grammar rules, correcting spelling errors, or improving your sentence structure to sound more natural, the end result is always a perfect, error-free piece of English writing.