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Choose your language: https://levitintymur.com/#languages Introduction At first glance, “business day” and “working day” seem interchangeable. Yet in contracts, banking, and labor law, they create different rights and obligations. A deadline in business days may expire earlier than one in working days. A vacation entitlement in working days is not the same as in calendar days. […]

📌 Choose your language: 🔗 https://levitintymur.com/#languages ✍️ Author’s Column by Tymur Levitin — founder, director, and senior teacher at Start Language School by Tymur Levitin / Levitin Language School© Tymur Levitin. All rights reserved. Translation logic, examples, and structure — original author methodology. ⚖️ Why Legal Translation from Eastern Europe Requires Extra Care Legal documents […]

📘 Legal terminology that’s easy to misread — and dangerous to mistranslate 👤 Author: Tymur Levitin — founder, director, and senior teacher at Levitin Language School 📍 Choose your language:🔗 https://levitintymur.com/#languages ⚖️ Why English Legal Terms Require More Than Just Translation English court terminology is widely used around the world — in legal contracts, immigration, […]

Deadlines, transfers, and vacation—clear rules across countries Choose your language: https://levitintymur.com/#languages Why this topic matters Have you ever waited for your salary or a bank transfer, only to hear: “It’s not a business day”?Or tried to calculate your vacation and realized it depends on whether the law says calendar days or working days? In contracts, […]

👉 Choose your language In Business English, tiny words decide big outcomes. Shall is one of those words.Schoolbooks often say shall = will. Real business doesn’t. In contracts, emails, and at the negotiating table, using (or avoiding) shall changes meaning, leverage, and risk. Key takeaways (read this first) 1) What grammar says vs what business […]

👉 Choose your language Why These Two Tenses Are Confusing For many learners, Present Simple and Present Continuous feel almost the same. Both describe something happening in the present. But their logic is different. Once you see the difference, you won’t mix them again. Present Simple — Facts and Habits We use Present Simple for: […]

Author: Tymur Levitin© Tymur Levitin — founder and head teacher of Levitin Language School / Start Language School by Tymur LevitinCategory: Legal Language and Translation Introduction Prepositions look tiny, but they move billions. In business and in law, one wrong choice between by, until, or through can decide whether a payment is late, a contract […]

Learning English is not just about memorizing grammar rules or passing an exam—it’s a journey that requires patience, practice, and motivation. Many learners start with excitement, but later feel stuck. If you have ever felt this way, don’t worry—you’re not alone! 1. Set Small, Clear Goals Instead of saying “I want to be fluent,” break it […]

🗂️ Category: Online Language Learning 🗣️ Introduction Textbooks give you “proper English.” But in the real world you meet two living languages: American English and British English. In the US, you’ll hear gonna, wanna, lemme. In the UK, it’s innit, wotcha, gissa. If you want to understand movies, music, and everyday people, you need both. […]

Read this article in other languages: «Здесь лапы у елей дрожат на весу…»“Here the fir branches tremble, hanging in the air…” The words remain the same. But listen closely — and it is already a different song.Because it is not the words that sing. It is the voice. Introduction Vladimir Vysotsky never “performed” songs. He […]