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Vsuresh Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

cultivated

Hi
Please tell me if this is acceptable.
He is a cultivated interviewer; no wonder he has got this job.
  

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It doesn't sound right. You may mean "accomplished", but don't you mean "interview ee "?

  • It doesn't sound right.
  • You may mean "accomplished", but don't you mean "interview ee "?
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It doesn't sound right. You may mean "accomplished", but don't you mean "interviewee"?
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Thanks GPY.
I meant interviewer only and accomplished sounds very much right.

I just wanted to know if cultivated can go with the word to mean he is polite and courteous.
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Oh, sorry, I see what you mean now. His job is actually to be an interviewer, right? I was thinking that someone had got a job because they presented themselves well when they were interviewed for it.

"accomplished" means that they are skilled at their job. It does not specifically mean polite and courteous. "cultivated" is not impossible, and you would generally expect a "cultivated" per
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I fully agree with you.
Thank you for the detailed explanation.

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