On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:30:17 +0100, m.nutt...@ukonline.co.uk said: > It would be interesting if you could copy n paste some common errors in > the applying email. I have noticed since i graduated my English has been > getting steadily worse. Its a case of if you dont use it regularly you > lose it.
OK (and only because you asked, OK?). Your paragraph above with my corrections in [brackets]: It would be interesting if you could copy n paste [copy and paste] some common errors in the applying email [application emails]. I have noticed since i [I] graduated my English has been getting steadily worse. Its [It's] a case of if you dont [don't] use it regularly[,] you lose it. (A personal opinion: the best way to improve one's English is to read lots of good English). Some real examples: "this is [name removed].i have seen ur add on this web site.if u think i mach for any position i request u to give me a chance" "Here with, I am sending you my resume for above challenging post." "I have seen an email on linuxjobs mailing list about Job Vacancy. I am interested to apply, may be you could take look at my CV for your consideration." "I [name removed] Hereby to Apply for Employment at Your Company As Linux Consultant i am new in linux i would like to grow in your company as a Linux Consultant i am willing to learn even from from scratch" Lest you think otherwise, I have no objection to non-native English speakers (my wife is both a non-native English speaker and deaf, yet her English, both spoken and written, is exemplary). I also have no problem "giving people a chance" (plenty have given me chances in the past). However, the chances are given with respect to Linux experience, not literacy. Maybe I come across as a grumpy old man that no one in their right mind would want to work for... Keith -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
