Business English from All Ears English BE 486: We Forecast an Improvement in Your English
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Nov 4, 2025 Explore the fascinating world of weather forecasts and their surprising impact on our daily lives. Discover the nuanced differences between predicting, forecasting, and estimating in business English. Engage in insightful discussions on how data influences decision-making and the vocabulary that shapes professional communication. The hosts even role-play scenarios to clarify these concepts. Plus, get practical tips on pronunciation, particularly the distinction between the verb and noun forms of 'estimate.' It's both enlightening and entertaining!
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Colorado Weather Surprise
- Lindsay shares Colorado weather that changes quickly and surprised her in jeans.
- She returned from a short walk to find hail and cold in the mountains.
Use Accelerate To Speed Processes
- Accelerate means to speed something up and can apply beyond cars.
- Use accelerate when you deliberately speed up a project or process.
Prediction Is Flexible
- Predict can be a hunch or an evidence-based claim depending on context.
- Prediction feels less formal and can be weaker than a data-driven forecast.