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Uktous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Give / offer

Hi,
Which sentence is the best?

Sentence1
I hope you could give me an interview, because I wish to become an accountant.
Sentence2
I hope you could offer me an interview, because I wish to become an accountant.
Sentence3
Other better suggestions?

Note:
The one I contact with may not be the one who interview me.

Thanks
  

Top answer

Hi You could say 'could you grant me an interview'. But perhaps that's more in the sense of interviewing a celebrity. I'm not sure which one of your two options is best.

— Dokterjokkebrok

  • Hi You could say 'could you grant me an interview'.
  • But perhaps that's more in the sense of interviewing a celebrity.
  • I'm not sure which one of your two options is best.
  • This post also discusses your topic: Kind regards Dokterjokkebrok
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Hi

You could say 'could you grant me an interview'. But perhaps that's more in the sense of interviewing a celebrity. I'm not sure which one of your two options is best.

This post also discusses your topic:



Kind regards

Dokterjokkebrok
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I wish to become an accountant and would appreciate an interviewEmotion: smile
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Hi,

Do you think using "give or offer" is wrong?

Thanks
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hi,

In my opinion, I think give is too colloquial and too direct (it is not the right and polite way of speaking to the person who interview you) , while offer sounds strange to be used in this sentence.

I can not say using these two verbs is wrong, but they are not common usages in English.
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hi,

I just googled and found some instances of these two words usages. They are mostly used in these interview cases.

1. After the Job Interview Offer(it's the noun here): What Next?

2.How to give good interview(means how to present a good interview yourself)
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