Hassle meaning in English

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Definition

(Stop) hassling (me)!: (Stop) bugging, bothering, annoying, harassing, pestering (me)! verb

Exercise 1

Bruno is going to write an email to Ursula Bauer Environmental Consulting Inc.

Select the most appropriate start of an email for Bruno to send (given the nature of this advert.)

Dear Sir/Madam- I regret to inform you that the Delavigne Corporation is already a world leader in the field of environmentalism, and we are not looking for investors or partners for our research and development team. I thank you for your time and effort, but we have decided to concentrate on other aspects of our business.

Dear Ms. Bauer- I would like to take you up on your offer for an inspection of our offices. My staff has been hassling me to make some changes to our San Francisco offices, and I think it's about time I acted on their requests for a more environmentally-friendly workspace.

Hallo Ursula! I'm greatly interested in buying the green office furniture you are advertising. Better still, how's about we get together and talk "efficiency". I just love the Germans! I fell in love with a German exchange student once. In my most lonely moments, I often think of her... Oh Heidi... Whatever became of your pigtails and braces?

Dear Mrs Bauer- Your proposals to improve our productivity greatly interest me. What Delavigne needs right now is a consultant to come in and teach our staff how to do their jobs properly and effectively. I would be grateful if we could arrange a time for you to come to our offices and perform an audit, and to evaluate the current output of our unproductive staff.

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Bruno is going to write an email to Ursula Bauer Environmental Consulting Inc.

Select the most appropriate start of an email for Bruno to send (given the nature of this advert.)

This reply does not make sense given the nature of the advert. Ursula Bauer's company has not contacted the Delavigne Corporation directly, so there is no need for a reply in which their services are declined or refused. Furthermore, this company is not proposing financial support or investment, nor are they concerned with research and development. Ursula Bauer's company is selling their services in the field of environmental consulting.

This is the most likely answer. Ursula Bauer Environmental Consulting offers to provide advice on environmental issues in the office. This email response makes the most sense for Bruno's reply. Bruno addresses Ms Bauer's offer for a free "on-site" inspection, and requests the services advertised. To "hassle (someone)" is to "bother", "annoy" or "harass" them, for example: My wife has been hassling me all day to clean the car. "To take someone up (on an offer)" is to accept it.

It would be great if this were the answer, but unfortunately this is just not the case. For a start, this is not an advert for office furniture (desks, chairs, couches, etc.). Secondly, it would be inappropriate for Bruno to reply to an advert in this way (the tone is too informal and makes little sense). "Braces" are a dental appliance used for straightening the teeth, and "pigtails" are a style of wearing the hair (in braids).

This reply does not make sense given the nature of the advert. Ursula Bauer's company is an environmental consulting group. There is no indication that this company offer other kinds of business consulting. Furthermore there is no mention in the advert that the company offers advice on how to make employees more "productive". This request fits the description for efficiency consulting services.

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