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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Stretching in this context

I saw a job advert today. It contained the following text: "If you're looking for something more stretching..."

Is "stretching" functioning as an adjective?

Is the advertiser basically saying: "If you're looking for something that will allow you to apply all your skills and experience..."?

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I saw a job advert today. " Is "stretching" functioning as an adjective? "?

— Clive

  • I saw a job advert today.
  • " Is "stretching" functioning as an adjective?
  • "?
  • Yes.
  • But 'stretching' also implies that the job will increase/improve your skills.
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I saw a job advert today. It contained the following text: "If you're looking for something more stretching..."

Is "stretching" functioning as an adjective? Yes

Is the advertiser basically saying: "If you're looking for something that will allow you to apply all your skills and experience..."? Yes. But 'stretching'
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Anonymous"If you're looking for something that will allow you to apply all your skills and experience..."?
The job will make you use all your skills/abilities/intelligence etc. I usually hear the verb stretch in this sense. The adjective does seem unusual to me.
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I have to say, I find "stretching" as an adjective unusual too.
Ivanhr Anonymous"If you're looking for something that will allow you to apply all your skills and experience..."?The job will make you use all your skills/abilities/intelligence etc. I usually hear the verb stretch in this sense. The adjective does seem unusual to me.
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Well I googled "a stretching role" and found the phrase in some newspaper reports, so I guess the adjective form is correct.
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