After taking a few months break from introducing fresh topics and new vocabulary and going back to the old ones we will now resume or continue from where we stopped. The phrase in the title which in Croatia acquired an interesting new meaning in the meantime would actually imply a significant change such as turning a new leaf and starting without a burden of the past. If our past had been unsuccessful, we would have every reason to change it by turning a new leaf or making a fresh start. However we will act in accordance with the saying If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it. This saying refers to not changing things which have proved to work. And our cooperation worked well and resulted in over a hundred useful lessons on various topics. So there is no reason not to recommence or begin again this pleasant and beneficial experience of writing and reading about intricacies of the English language in the business context, events that are taking place in the world of business and people that have shaped or are shaping it.
Therefore the phrase to make a fresh start was only used to arise your curiosity. It was not used with the intention to imply that we are breaking with something that has become a tradition. The verbs resume and recommence we have introduced in this lesson all have this meaning of starting or beginning something again after a break without changing the original concept. If you are not familiar with them, it is because they are used in a formal context when talking about negotiations, meetings, court procedures and in other official situations. In everyday English we would just say that we are starting again or, even better, continuing. The verb resume has a noun resumption which has been derived from it. We can for instance say The prime ministers of both countries called for a resumption of negotiations between the two sides. This highly official and formal context would justify the use of the noun resumption instead of a simple continuation.
