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[kerstin]

I am going to audition for the position of a sound dubber.
Is that sentence correct?

Based on my *understanding* of you, I know why you would get angry at her.

Is that a good way to put it?

If I get my highschool teacher to write me a recommendation letter, would the teacher describe me all in past tense? Like she was active,....

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[CP]

I would write it as: "I am going to audition for the position of sound dubber."

"Based on my *understanding* of you, I know why you would get angry at her. Is that a good way to put it?" Sure.

"If I get my highschool teacher to write me a recommendation letter, would the teacher describe me all in past tense? Like she was active,.... " Well, if you're still in high school, he or she would probably use both present and past tense, as appropriate.
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[kerstin]

What if I am already out of high school?
Would the teacher be describing my personality in present tense?

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[redset]

I'm not sure, but I think it's likely she'd use past tense for things like your involvements and activities in school (which have obviously ended), and present tense for describing your qualities (excellent student, responsible etc.). It probably depends on how long you've been out of high school, someone might not be comfortable describing you in the present tense if they haven't seen you in a long time - you could have changed a lot!

[kerstin]

[quote="CP"]I would write it as: "I am going to audition for the position of sound dubber."
There is no *a* between sound dubber ?
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[Lorikeet]

There is no "a" before "sound dubber" and no "a" between "sound" and "dubber" either.

[redset]

You could say 'I am going to audition for a sound dubber position', but when you say 'the position of sound dubber' you're talking about a specific position that's available, a particular job that you're applying for, so you use the.

Actually I don't think you'd really use audition here - auditioning literally involves people listening to something and assessing it, and it's usually used to describe people giving some kind of performance for a panel (such as singing a song to try and get a part in a musical). I guess you could do some on-the-fly sound dubbing, and maybe I have the wrong idea about what it involves, but if it's a job where you sit at a computer processing audio then it might be more accurate to say 'I am going to apply for the position of sound dubber', or if you've already applied and have been asked to come in for an interview you can say 'I am going to interview for the position of sound dubber'.

What's the job about, exactly? Sound engineering can be pretty fun

[kerstin]

You are probably right about it being an interview than an audition. What if the interview involves reading out loud a radio commercial script, would it still be just an interview?


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