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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
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get across, get ahead

I want to get across these points of mine first to all my colleagues and then to my Boss. But the colleagues seems to be arrogant and they overlooking to my points. So I am approaching directly to my Boss.

She was taken up as a manager in the office. I am sure she will find difficult to get ahead this position as she never have experience of being a manager.

Please correct my sentences.
  

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I want to get across these points of mine first to all my colleagues and then to my boss . But my colleagues seem to be arrogant and they are overlooking my points , so I am going to approach my boss directly . She was taken up [ I am not sure that this can be used passively, but as it is a Briticism, I await further correction ] as a manager in the office.

— Mister Micawber

  • I want to get across these points of mine first to all my colleagues and then to my boss .
  • But my colleagues seem to be arrogant and they are overlooking my points , so I am going to approach my boss directly .
  • She was taken up [ I am not sure that this can be used passively, but as it is a Briticism, I await further correction ] as a manager in the office.
  • I am sure she will find it difficult to get ahead in this position , as she has never had experience of being a manager.
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I want to get across these points of mine first to all my colleagues and then to my boss. But my colleagues seem to be arrogant and they are overlooking my points, so I am going to approach my boss directly.

She was taken up [I am not sure that this can be used passively, but as it is a Briticism, I await further correction
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