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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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aced her job interview

0Lindsay must have 01b00aced02b00 her job interview because the company offered her a job immediately!02br
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00Is it correct to view "aced" in the above as "got good grades on?" Thanks.0-
  

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" 12blockquote 10 No. A job interview is not a situation where one receives grades. Here aced simply means 01i 00did exceptionally well in.

— CalifJim

  • " 12blockquote 10 No.
  • A job interview is not a situation where one receives grades.
  • Here aced simply means 01i 00did exceptionally well in.
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01cite10Angliholic12cite10Is it correct to view "aced" in the above as "got good grades on?" 12blockquote
10 No. A job interview is not a situation where one receives grades. Here aced simply means 01i00did exceptionally well in. 02i02br
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0Shouldn't it be "01font00the 02font00job"?0-
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0>Shouldn't it be "01font00the 02font00job"?02br
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10>Shouldn't it be "11font10the 12font10job"? 12br
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00Lindsay must have 01b00aced02b00 her job interview because the company offered her 01fo
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0Normally, but not always, when a company interviews people it is for a particular position/job.02br
00Hence, after the interview, friends ask - "Did you get 01b00the 02b00job" not "Did you get a job?" 02br
00The company offered her a/the job. IMO both work here 0-
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0Thanks, Optilang and Yoong Liat.0-
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1i00 Lindsay must have 01b00aced02b00 her job interview because the company offered her 01u00a02u00 job immediately! 02i01b00[one/some job, doesn't not matter which, perhaps the one she interviewed for, perhaps another02b02br
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01i00 Lindsay must have 01b00aced02b00
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