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missdaredevil
Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 1670 Location: Ask me
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:42 am Post subject: five questions |
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1. Arrive a *healthy* 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment to give you time to collect your thoughts, review your notes and make a good first impression.
What are other words that can fit intot the sentence?
2. technology frontier=technology edge.
do they sound the same to you?
3. Telling the interviewer you are a perfectionist and expect too much *of* yourself ..
Can I replace that with *for*?
4.Prepare potential responses ahead of time to avoid relying on the *usuals.*
Normal circumstances, in this case?
5. It's one *h e ll* of a party.
Is it a good party or a bad one?
Thanks to you all. |
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bud
Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 2111 Location: New Jersey, US
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 8:28 am Post subject: |
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1. "Good" is the only one I can think of at the moment.
2. Yes.
3. No. "Of" talks about what you expect to give. "For" is what you expect to receive.
4. Yes (normal responses).
5. A very good one. |
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CP
Joined: 12 Jun 2006 Posts: 2875 Location: California
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:56 pm Post subject: Re: five questions |
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missdaredevil wrote: |
5. It's one *h e ll* of a party.
Is it a good party or a bad one?
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The expression can mean either good or bad, depending upon the circumstances.
That's one h e l l of a way to treat a friend: bad.
That was one h e l l of a party: good.
He's a h e l l of a coach: good.
Wasn't that a h e l l of a trip? bad.
Shouldn't be used in polite company, but all right in casual conversation among friends. _________________ You live a new life for every new language you speak. -Czech proverb |
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