10 SCHIMPFEN IM BERUF Business Spotlight
What the hell!
You’ll find a lot of people use “holy” words when they
are feeling emotional, especially when they are annoyed or
frustrated. Again, we provide some polite alternatives.
Strong
John: Oh, bloody hell!
They’ve only sched-
uled yet another two-
hour meeting today.
Rachel: Holy shit! That means
we’ll have to stay late
to finish this presenta-
tion for the clients.
They know the clients
are coming tomorrow,
don’t they?
John: Of course they do.
There’ll be hell to pay
if it’s not ready!
Medium
Ria: Oh, for heaven’s sake!
Mark emailed me
again about the data.
I’ve only just started
on it.
Susan: That’s your phone.
I bet it’s him.
Ria: You’re right. Damn!
Should I just let it ring?
Susan: Hell, yeah!Mild
Meg: Darn it! The confer-
ence room is already
booked.
Zoe: Who’s reserved it?
Meg: The production team.
I could ask Mark if
they really need it for
the full three hours.
Zoe: Good luck with that.
Meg: Heck, what do we do
now?