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Gmax Posted 10 years ago
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Is this grammatically correct?

"This will be a continuous project unless specified otherwise by you."

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gmax Is this grammatically correct? Yes, but I've never heard of a continuous project. What is that supposed to be?

  • gmax Is this grammatically correct?
  • Yes, but I've never heard of a continuous project.
  • What is that supposed to be?
  • Is this an offer of full-time work in contrast to part-time work?
  • CJ
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gmaxIs this grammatically correct?
Yes, but I've never heard of a continuous project. What is that supposed to be?

Is this an offer of full-time work in contrast to part-time work?

CJ
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Thanks a lot CJ. It's a project that goes on for ever. what do you call that type of a project?
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gmaxIt's a project that goes on forever. What do you call that type of a project?
Hmm. I believe I've heard a word for that, but I can't think of it just now. Hopefully someone else knows the word and can help both of us.
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Thanks CJ. Let's hope so.
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gmax It's a project that goes on for ever.
Then it is antithetical to the definition of a project.

A project has a beginning and an end, by definition. In contrast, a program or business (business endeavor) can continue indefinitely.

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Thanks a lot AlpheccaStars, for enlightening me on that. It's very helpful.
AlpheccaStars
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AlpheccaStarsgmax It's a project that goes on for ever.Then it is antithetical to the definition of a project.
That came to mind for me as well. I think the go-on-forever "projects" are actually more accurately called corporate functions. Maintenance of software, human resources (salaries, benefits, etc.), the accounting and billing systems. These ar
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Thanks for the valuable information Emotion: smile
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I've certainly heard 'ongoing project', though it may strictly be an oxymoron.
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Mister MicawberI've certainly heard 'ongoing project',
Sure, when it is still active, and its end date is in the future.

My neighbors and I joke about the construction work on a certain stretch of highway in the city. It is the "never-ending" project.

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