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USAGE OF ENGLISH

1. DOS & DON'TS, DO'S & DON'TS OR DO'S & DON'T'S
   
2. DUE TO vs BECAUSE OF
3. "12.00AM" AND "12.00PM"?
4. "WORK" CAN BE UNCOUNTABLE OR COUNTABLE
5. "INFORMATION" IS UNCOUNTABLE
6. "RESPECTIVE" TO BE FOLLOWED BY A PLURAL NOUN
7. FOLLOWING vs THE FOLLOWING
8. EVERYDAY vs EVERY DAY
9. LOSS vs LOST
10. RIGHT WAY TO USE "SPOIL"
11. WHAT IS A "POSTMAN'S BEAT"?
12. PICKUP vs PICK UP
13. AWAITING vs WAITING
14. IN FUTURE vs IN THE FUTURE
15. THE NUMBER vs A NUMBER
16. WEIGH vs WEIGHT
17. MAY vs MIGHT
18. STRONG FORM & WEAK FORM WORDS
19. "PASS UP" MEANS TO DECLINE AN OFFER
20. "OUTSTATION" IS OUTDATED
21. "CHOP" IS NOT "STAMP"
22. "IF I WERE YOU" OR "IF I WAS YOU"
23. ABIDE BY / COMPLY WITH / ADHERE TO / CONFORM TO
24. WHAT EXACTLY IS "EXPEDIATE"?
25. GUIDE TO PREPOSITION - IN, ON, AT
26. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "A FEW" AND "FEW"
27. NO MORE "PHOTOSTAT MACHINE"
28. COMPRISE, CONTAIN, CONSIST OF, BE COMPOSED OF, BE MADE UP OF, BE COMPRISED OF, CONSTITUTE, FORM, COMPOSE, MAKE UP
29. CAN 'THE REASON' FOLLOWED BY 'WHY' & 'BECAUSE (OR DUE TO)'?
30. "THEY", "THEM" & "THEIR" CAN BE USED FOR NON-HUMANS
31. "ENVELOP" IS NOT "ENVELOPE"
32. MY MISPRONOUNCED WORDS
33. COMPRISE vs COMPRISE OF
34. "PRICES" CANNOT BE EXPENSIVE
35. HOW TO PRONOUNCE "THEIR"?
36. A SINGLE PROPERTY IS A "PREMISES"
37. ALL STAFF IS OR ARE
38. "SUMMONS" IS NOT PLURAL
39. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "MRS", "MISS" & "MS"
40. "HOW DO YOU DO?" = "HELLO"
41. "TO STAY" VS "TO LIVE"
42. "RESULTED TO" OR "RESULTED IN"
43. "ACCORDING TO" VS "IN ACCORDANCE WITH"
44. IT'S OK TO USE "RUBBER" FOR ERASER
45. NO SUCH THING AS "LIST DOWN"
46. "DISCUSS ABOUT" SOMETHING
47. HOW LONG IS "A WHILE"?
48. "ACCESS" VS "EXCESS" VS "ASSESS"
49. "A" OR "AN" - DEPENDING ON THE "SOUND"
50. HOW TO IDENTIFY THE TOPIC
51. HOW TO APPEAR FRIENDLY WHEN ENCLOSING
52. "PLEASE FIND..."
53. "POTENTIAL RISK" IS TAUTOLOGY
54. "IN ACCORDANCE TO" IS NON-STANDARD ENGLISH?
55. "BESIDE" VS "BESIDES"
56. "REGARDS" AND "RESPECT"
57. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "HAS BEEN" & "WAS"
58. "METRE" VS "METER"
59. "CITE" VS "SITE" VS "SIGHT"
60. WHAT DOES "LATEST BY..." MEANS?
61. HOW TO WRITE TITLES?
62. "FILL IN" VS "FILL UP" VS "FILL OUT"
63. UNPRONOUNCED L - CALM, BALM, ALMOND & SALMON
64. "FEWER" OR "LESS"?
65. "MAIL" IS UNCOUNTABLE, "EMAIL" IS COUNTABLE
66. NO PLURAL FOR "STAFF" EXCEPT...
67. BETWEEN __ AND __ , FROM __ TO __
68. I "TAKE" OR "HAVE" BREAKFAST?
69. "WHETHER" NOT NECESSARILY BE FOLLOWED BY "OR NOT"
70. "COMPARE TO" VS "COMPARE WITH"
71. "COMPLY TO" IS INCORRECT
72. UNDERSTOOD THAT YOU REFER TO THE "SUBJECT"
73. THE ABOVE MATTER REFERS
74. "PLEASE REVERT TO US..." IS NOT STANDARD ENGLISH
75. OUTDATED PHRASES IN BUSINESS LETTERS
76. "THE FOLLOWINGS ARE" IS INCORRECT
77. "COME OUT WITH" VS "COME UP WITH" SOMETHING!
78. ITS "ONGOING"... NOT "ON-GOING" OR "ON GOING"
79. "PLEASE" INSTEAD OF "PLEASE KINDLY" OR "KINDLY"
80. "IT'S" VS "ITS"

INTERNAL AUDIT GOOD PRACTICE

1. ORGANIZED WORKPAPERS
2. LEADING THINKING & PRACTICE OF INTERNAL AUDIT
3. 'TRADITIONAL' AUDIT PLAN
4. AVOID SILLY MISTAKES
5. LEADERSHIP: NOT BEING A ROLE MODEL
6. FIND THE ROOT CAUSE FOR LONG LASTING SOLUTION
7. SHARE "AS YOU GO"
8. WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE CLIENTS NEED TO KNOW
9. 6Cs DIAGRAM AS GUIDE FOR DRAFTING REPORT
10. "5 WHYS" - NOT NECESSARILY FIVE TIMES
11. ROUTINIZATION CAN BE BORING
12. "POTENTIAL RISK" IS A TAUTOLOGY
13. BE PROFESSIONAL LOOK PROFESSIONAL
14. SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION
15. WHAT REAL "ENGAGEMENT" MEANS
16. CLIENTS ARE THE REPORT OWNERS
17. INSPIRE & MOTIVATE CLIENTS TO DO CHANGES
18. AUDIT PLAN BASED ON RISK UNIVERSE
19. ACCURACY = HONESTY = CREDIBILITY
20. SHARE AUDIT RESULT WITH CLIENT "AS YOU GO"
21. MASSIVE AUDIT REPORTS
22. IMPORTANCE OF SOFT SKILLS
23. CONSISTENTLY STRIVE FOR CONSENSUS
24. DO NOT SAY "MANAGEMENT FAILED"
25. IT MAY SOUNDS IMPRESSIVE BUT...
26. BE SPECIFIC IN THE RISK DESCRIPTION
27. HOW TO IDENTIFY THE TOPIC
28. DO YOU NEED TO KEEP SAYING YOU 'NOTED'?
29. LETS TRIM THE REPORT
30. ISSUE FIRST FOLLOWED BY BACKGROUND
31. 5 WHYs IN 5Cs APPROACH
32. AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SHOULD BE CONCISE!
33. THE DOGS STORY - WHICH SCENARIO IS YOURS?
34. BE CONSISTENT IN YOUR TERMINOLOGY
35. BACKGROUND SECTION IS NOT A MIND DUMP
36. GOOD REASON FOR CONDUCTING ENTRY MEETING
37. AUDIT CLIENTS DO NOT LIKE SURPRISES
38. 'AUDITEE' IS OLD SCHOOL
39. BE PREPARED FOR THE MEETING

DOS & DON'TS, DO'S & DON'TS OR DO'S & DON'T'S

DUE TO vs BECAUSE OF

"12.00AM" AND "12.00PM"?

"WORK" CAN BE UNCOUNTABLE OR COUNTABLE

"INFORMATION" IS UNCOUNTABLE

"RESPECTIVE" TO BE FOLLOWED BY A PLURAL NOUN