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Phi Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Experience

Hi all,

I would appreciate any help. I have trouble with the following sentence,

At Google, I experienced running a company. OR

At Google, I got to experience running a company.

Thanks!
  

Top answer

At Google, I experienced running a company. - sounds a little stark. I think your second example is more idiomatic: At Google, I got to experience running a company.

— Thomas Tompion

  • At Google, I experienced running a company.
  • - sounds a little stark.
  • I think your second example is more idiomatic: At Google, I got to experience running a company.
  • - except that it's American.
  • We Brits would be more likely to say 'At Google, I came to experience running a company' or 'I had the experience of running a company'.
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At Google, I experienced running a company. - sounds a little stark. I think your second example is more idiomatic:

At Google, I got to experience running a company. - except that it's American. We Brits would be more likely to say 'At Google, I came to experience running a company' or 'I had the experience of running a company'.

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Haha. I just learned a new work today - stark!
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Hi,
I hope you understand that these sentences suggest that you were the CEO, ie 'the boss', of Google. That''s a very large company.

Perhaps these are just practice sentences?

Clive
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CliveHi,
I hope you understand that these sentences suggest that you were the CEO, ie 'the boss', of Google. That''s a very large company.

Perhaps these are just practice sentences?

Clive

I'd assumed we were dealing with Larry Page himself.
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I'm sorry. These are just practice sentences. I love Google so that was the first company that came to my mind. Emotion: smile
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