Mar 13, 2009 18:03
15 yrs ago
English term

PUNG

English to Portuguese Marketing Telecom(munications) midia
Avoid aboslutes--use PUNG

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airmailrpl Mar 13, 2009:
Avoid abSOlutes

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modalizadores

Use modalizadores.

P.U.N.G. stands for Probably, Usually, Normally and Generally

Segundo o Houaiss
entre os modalizadores tem-se: a) os advérbios (talvez, sem dúvida, a meu ver etc.), que indicam se o conteúdo do enunciado foi ou não inteiramente assumido pelo locutor; b) o modo verbal (indicativo, subjuntivo), que indica se o enunciado expressa um fato ou um desejo (Pedro veio; gostaria que Pedro viesse); c) o verbo auxiliar modal, que indica a noção de necessidade ou possibilidade (Pedro pode vir; Pedro deve vir); d) uma oração principal cujo verbo expressa modalidade (é possível que Pedro venha)
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agree rhandler
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "obrigado"
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(frases, termos, expressões) positivas ou gerais


...e evite as negativas durante uma entrevista, por exemplo.

"Pung" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 50.00% of the time. "Pung" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.net/Ca/pu/pung.html

Winning Media Interviews - 10:11amAvoid Absolutes - Use P.U.N.G.. During an interview, avoid using absolutes that box you into a corner. When you use absolutes such as "always" and "never" ...
www.winningmediainterviews.com/tip_april_06.htm - 16k
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P.U.N.G., Provavelmente, usualmente, Normalmente e Geralmente



P.U.N.G., which stands for Probably, Usually, Normally and Generally: => P.U.N.G.. Provavelmente , usualmente, Normalmente e Geralmente


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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-03-13 20:11:02 GMT)
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Avoid Absolutes - Use P.U.N.G.

During an interview, avoid using absolutes that box you into a corner. When you use absolutes such as "always" and "never" you leave yourself open to the exception that could discredit you and your organization. Rather than say, "We always take the following steps ... " or "We would never proceed without ..." use P.U.N.G., which stands for Probably, Usually, Normally and Generally:

It probably happened because ...

We usually take five steps before proceeding ...

We normally wait three months before ...

Generally our policy is to ...

By using P.U.N.G., if an exception is identified, you will not have to defend your information as you would if you used an absolute. Also, your credibility is not damaged and you will feel much more in control during the interview
http://www.winningmediainterviews.com/tip_april_06.htm
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agree rhandler
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agree Artur Jorge Martins
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agree José Henrique Moreira
1 hr
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agree Carlos Quandt : What kind of advice is that? I am always right. Never argue with me. Have a good weekend : )
1 hr
agradecido ..good to know
agree Cristiana Veleda
2 hrs
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agree Maria José Tavares (X)
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agree Ana Maria Barreiros
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agree Alexandra Gouveia
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agree Maria Folque
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