April 2022

LinkedIn In the U.S. we have a website called LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a website where professionals connect. It is like a Facebook for your career. Mostly all professionals have a LinkedIn profile. You use LinkedIn to connect with people. You can’t request “friends” on LinkedIn. You request a “Connection” You say, “I’m connected with them on LinkedIn.   A recruiter (“re-cru-ter”) is a person who is hired by a company to find that company employees. There are lots of recruiters on LinkedIn that message you, wanting to talk about your skills and offer to find you a job. When you apply for a job. Many employers will “Google” your name and also check your LinkedIn profile before calling you for an interview. Your LinkedIn profile helps a potential employer learn more about you. Your LinkedIn profile may be the reason you can an interview or not. Visit LinkedIn.com FYI (For Your Information), I was not paid by LinkedIn to write about them. Nor did I receive anything from them. I honestly believe, people in the U.S. who are looking for a job and/or want to make professional connections will benefit from a having LinkedIn profile.

Verbs Meanings When something/someone is on fire/ producing a flame To destroy, damage and/or injure by fire or heat.   Future tense: burn Present tense: burning Past tense: burned   Examples: Be careful to watch the pan, so the food doesn’t burn. The candle is burning. I smell something burning. He burned the toast.     Noun meanings: An injury cause by fire and/or heat   Example: She has a burn on her hand because she accidently touched a hot pan without an oven mitt.   Types of Burns: Sunburn: redness and pain of the skin due to exposure of the sun. Example: She always applies sunscreen to prevent sunburn.   Razor burn: redness or pain on the skin caused my friction of a razor. Example: Sometimes people can razor burn after shaving.   Rope burn: redness or pain on the skin caused my friction of a rope. Example: If you are grabbing a rope with bare hands, you may get rope burn.   Rug burn: redness or pain on the skin caused my friction of a carpet/rug. Example: If you are crawling on a carpet/rug with the skin on your knees exposed, you may be rope burn.   Burnt: (an adjective) can be used to describe object that is damaged by heat. Examples:   Last time, the steak was burnt. The fabric was burnt by the candle.     Burn: a cutting insult. Examples: Wow, that was a burn. Seriously, there is on need to burn people.   Burned down: to completely destroy by fire. Example: The building completely burned down.   Another meaning of burn The verb burn and the adjective burnt can be used to describe a person who is exercising; they are converting energy to calories. Examples: You can burn up to 300 calories in an…