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Mfholic Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

personal

When Mecsics consolidated security functions at Equifax, he had to deal with pushback from certain process owners. For example, the CIO was reluctant to turn over control of his systems to Mecsics. So Mecsics used a personal approach in which he listened to their concerns and tried to win their hearts and minds. "I said, 'I'm not going to do anything to hurt your system or inhibit your business processes. I'm here to protect you so our CEO isn't standing before a congressional committee someday explaining why credit reports are in front of some gym locker,'" he says.



Question:

personal = private?

or

personal = human?
  

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I think "personal" here means "particular to a given individual"

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  • I think "personal" here means "particular to a given individual"
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I think "personal" here means "particular to a given individual"
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Connecting person-to-person. Your "human" is a good choice. He didn't rely in memos or letters, but he talked to them and listened to them in person, face-to-face.
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human is fairly close to the meaning.

2 a : done in person without the intervention of another; ... b : carried on between individuals directly<a personal interview>

(Merriam-Webster Dictionary)

CJ
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Thank you Barb and CJ.

I just feel that while bearing the meaning near "human", "personal" does not have a good collocation with "approach".

But my judgement is likely to be wrong since my English knowledge is very limited.

I’m trying to think it over.

Thank you again.



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personal approach collocates ok.
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I get it.

Thank you very much!
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Don't forget that approach means a way of approaching a problem, a way of going about solving a problem. personal approach then means a way of going about solving a problem that involves speaking directly to people, having person-to-person communications with people. The phrase personal approach is used in contrast to impersonal approach, which is a way of going
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So I've learned a pair of new phrases:"personal approach" and "impersonal approach".

Trying to make a sentence using it: The managers of big companies should adopt more personal approach to learn the staff’s ideas well.

Thank you very much.
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Excellent!

But don't forget to use a with this countable noun: ... adopt a more personal approach ...

Good example, though!

CJ
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