Angliholic  +  467408 Tue, 22 Jan 08 01:53 PM Hanna is qualified for this position. Hanna qualified for this position. Hanna qualified herself for this position.   Do all of the above sound equally right and mean pretty much the same? Thanks. Angliholic Joined on Wed, Feb 14 2007 SomewhereinFormosa Veteran Member 6,474 Without true love, life is meaningless and worthless since our physical world is nothing but a dream. ~~Angliholic~~簡瑞達

	Philip  +  467478 Tue, 22 Jan 08 04:22 PM  Angliholic wrote: Hanna is qualified for this position. Hanna qualified for this position. Hanna qualified herself for this position.   Do all of the above sound equally right and mean pretty much the same? Thanks. All sound about the same.  The third example could imply that it was recent work that she did in preparation for the job that qualifies her. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,733 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

	Grammar Geek  +  467516 Tue, 22 Jan 08 05:40 PM In the first one, Hanna my not even know about the existence of the position. You could be talking about potentail candidates for the position, and her name came up. In the others, she definitely played an active role. I don't really find the third one very natural at all, though. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,652 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Dates