💷 English Level of 125 Richest English Non Native Immigrants to the US - Forbes List broken down to you

These 125 people have been crazy enough to become "unrealistic" and "unreasonable"

These 125 people — men, predominantly, ha! We love men and working with them, any business-minded girlies reading this, though? Give us a shout-out!

Key Stats:

36 countries of origin
Age of Immigration ranging from 1 to* 40
25 Industries ranging from Aviation to Tech
3 English Proficiency levels:

- 6 Intermediate (B1-B2) speakers ❗️
- 5 Advanced (C1) ones
- 112 Fully Fluent (C2) ones

Which proves: you shouldn't delay using English to your advantage* till later

💅 Access the Full Break-Down on 125 Richest Immigrants to the US [spreadsheet]

English Speech Samples of 4 Non Native Immigrant Billionnaires
📌Sergey Brin, Russia 🇷🇺 Fluent, a public figure*
Speech sample: Why I returned to Google
📌Peter Ma, China 🇨🇳 Intermediate. A public figure, uses the services of an interpreter
Speech sample: The core difference between Tencent and Alibaba
📌Vinod Khosla, India 🇮🇳 Fluent,a public figure
Speech sample: The Future of Work in an AI-driven world
📌Dieter Schwartz, Germany 🇩🇪 Not a public figure
Speech sample: Not found

*Post Glossary. Pay attention: we'll quiz you later
🫧a public figure — a well known person with a strong media presence
🫧to range from ... to... — to vary between 2 things
"125 immigrants' net worth ranges from $30M to $110B"
🫧use (sth) to your advantage — use (English) in your best interests

🫧 Share this with your most ambitious friend
PS: spent 4 hrs prepping the materials - hoping more people than usual will see and like them!

☺️ What do you think: would these people still become billionnaires if they hadn't left their countries of origin?
I can't wait to learn what you think in comments!

🚬 TOP 3 most Challenging to Pronounce Words that Start with "P"

Based on 1000+ Feedback reports, these "3-P" words trigger 60% of pronunciation mistakes among S2S users. Happy to share the 411* with you, so that you don't repeat their mistakes!

1. Pleasant — something that feels nice
/ˈplɛzənt/ (PLEH-zuhnt)

2. Psychologist — you all know or even have one, right?
/saɪˈkɒlədʒɪst/ (sye-KOL-uh-jist)

3. Pseudo (E.g., Pseudo-science) — not real, fake
/ˈs(j)uːdoʊ/

🎧 Tap the video to get rid of the "3-P" mispronunciations once and for good. Is this new info for you or are you all clear on the "3-P"?

*Post Glossary
🫧411 - Information, the scoop. Before smartphones, people called 411 for phone numbers, addresses, and business info

English pronunciation for you is...

🚬 Challenging - need help!
🌷 Easy-peasy - don't need posts on pronunciation

💅 7 Meme Numbers Explained | Did you know that numbers can be words?

Yesterday, after 411 explained, @ybeymlina received more than usual (3!) DMs with thanks for 411 (pun intended). Don't be shy - you can leave comments with thanks, you know ;) Today, we explain +7 meme numbers

🍄DIsclaimer
You may be misunderstood if you use meme numbers. Sad, not every one is a meme lover. Tread carefully, start with recognising meme numbers, only then use them

🫧101 (One Oh One) - Basic, Introductory [Every day English]

Origin: Beginner courses're coded 101 in the US, e.g. Philosophy 101
Meme Use: That's Dating 101

🫧404 (Four Oh Four) - Clueless, lost, no idea [Every day English/Techies]

Origin: HTTP's 404 Not Found error you see on websites
Meme Use: Startup's business model's 404

🫧42 - The answer to life, universe, and everything [Every day English/Techies]

Origin: From Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979), where a supercomputer calculates this as life's ultimate answer
Meme Use: Tech culture reference. Google searches for "the answer to life" used to return "42"

🫧420 (Four Twenty) - Weed culture, code for cannabis [Teens, 🚬 lovers]

Origin: 1971, when a group of California teens ("The Waldos") met at 4:20 PM to smoke
Meme Use: It's always 4:20 somehere!

🫧0 to 1 (Zero to One) - From the beginning to the first results [Startupers]

Origin: Pieter Thiel's philosophy on building startups
Meme Use: Are you doing 0 to 1 or scaling?

🫧(5)8008 - Boob(s) [Teens]

Origin: Teen calculator meme, upside down calculator spelling
Meme Use: Well, you have to be in high school to know!

🫧r/196 - Randomness [Random people]

Origin: Reddit subreddit where you must post before leaving
Meme Use: Surreal, chaotic dumping ground

💓Over to you

- Which meme number's your favourite?
- Challenge you to pick 1 meme number from the image, google it up, and share what you learn in comments

🐁 What about all the hats? Brainrot visual to grab attention or...?

"To wear multiple hats" = to take on different roles or responsibilities, often at the same time. It means you're handling many tasks or functions that are normally assigned to different people

Examples:
🫧 An employee in a startup "wears multiple hats" - manages both customer support and social media
🫧 A parent "wears multiple hats" - a caregiver, teacher, and cooks at home

Origin:
The expression comes from the idea that different 🧢🎓🪖👒 stand for different roles

Other ways of using it:
🫧Let me put on my [strategist] hat
🫧Take off that [boss] hat, we're chilling!

Similar Expressions:
🫧Juggling many roles
🫧Being a multitasker
🫧Jack of all trades

Your turn

🐁 - Wearing so many hats is so tough — I feel for the guy
💓 - It's his choice — He can leave at any moment, no handcuffs

💅 4 English Corporate Idioms Visualised under 20 Seconds

@ybeymlina spent a year in the US on a Fulbright scholarship and witnessed it firsthand: idioms're everywhere. And especially in US business talk, more than in the UK, Australia, or non-English-speaking countries. Business meetings, emails, and even job descriptions are full of them

Why do companies use them?
To sound casual & confident – Idioms make speech faster and more "friendly"
To create group identity – If you understand them, you "fit in"

The problem is international teams get lost. Non-native speakers often:
❌ Misunderstand idioms literally ("Why are we boiling the ocean?!")
❌ Feel left out in fast conversations
❌ Waste time Googling phrases instead of focusing on work

We fix this problem so you don't get lost, stand out, and fit in

The Corporate Figurative Meaning of 4 Literal Phrases

🫧Throw spaghetti on the wall, see what sticks – Try many ideas and see what works

🫧Pie chart vs. bar graph

🥧 Pie chart – Circle, Shows parts of a whole (like slices of a pie)
📊 Bar graph – Compares different amounts using bars

🫧Drop the ball – Make a mistake or fail to do something

🫧Address the elephant in the room – Talk about an obvious problem everyone ignores

🎧 Watch with sound on to blend in with your international team from day 1
💓 Like, comment, share to exchange positive energy

Which phrase do you want to remember? Type it in comments to commit the phrase to your memory