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Fadisas Posted 17 years ago
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Hello
'while this job is definitely important for the company, i can see plainly that it is too humble for me'
'Im not escaping from the responsabilitites which are laid upon me'
these 2 sentences are quite good ?
or I can improve them in another way ?
Thank you.
'while this job is definitely important for the company, i can see plainly that it is too humble for me'
'Im not escaping from the responsabilitites which are laid upon me'
these 2 sentences are quite good ?
or I can improve them in another way ?
Thank you.
Top answer
Don't forget capital letters and periods. The personal pronoun "I" is always capitalized. " If you're escaping in the present, the laying of responsibilities will have been completed.
- Don't forget capital letters and periods.
- The personal pronoun "I" is always capitalized.
- " If you're escaping in the present, the laying of responsibilities will have been completed.
- - A.
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Don't forget capital letters and periods. The personal pronoun "I" is always capitalized. There's no "a" in "responsibilities."
In the second sentence, you might want to consider past perfect tense, passive voice in the "which" clause, "which have been laid on me." If you're escaping in the present, the laying of responsibilities will have been completed.
- A
In the second sentence, you might want to consider past perfect tense, passive voice in the "which" clause, "which have been laid on me." If you're escaping in the present, the laying of responsibilities will have been completed.
- A
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Hi,
'while this job is definitely important for the company, i can see plainly that it is too humble for me'
A small comment about vocabulary.
The word 'humble' would not normally be used here.
Other ways to say this include
It is too low-level for me.
It is not challenging enough for me.
Best wishes, Clive
'while this job is definitely important for the company, i can see plainly that it is too humble for me'
A small comment about vocabulary.
The word 'humble' would not normally be used here.
Other ways to say this include
It is too low-level for me.
It is not challenging enough for me.
Best wishes, Clive
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Hi Clive,
I had the same thought. People are "humble."
So I'm thinking about "my humble abode." Why not "my humble car - my humble job"? No way??
I had the same thought. People are "humble."
So I'm thinking about "my humble abode." Why not "my humble car - my humble job"? No way??
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Hi,
It's just not a word that is used very much, particularly about onself or one's possesions.
In the original context, if you say that a job is 'too humble for me', you will sound arrogant.
Clive
It's just not a word that is used very much, particularly about onself or one's possesions.
In the original context, if you say that a job is 'too humble for me', you will sound arrogant.
Clive
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Clive In the original context, if you say that a job is 'too humble for me', you will sound arrogant.To be honest with you, I thought arrogance was what we were trying to express here.
Still, it's best to advise against it.
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'while this job is definitely important for the company, i can see plainly that it is too humble for me'
'Im not escaping from the responsabilitites which are laid upon me'
Hi Fadisas,
I think the questions you had posted in the past few threads came across quite odd from an ordinary listener’s point of view. If you are in the market for employment, yo
'Im not escaping from the responsabilitites which are laid upon me'
Hi Fadisas,
I think the questions you had posted in the past few threads came across quite odd from an ordinary listener’s point of view. If you are in the market for employment, yo
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