ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: proposal or proposition ?

Grammar Geek — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:34:26 GMT

Say "It's a UK [slight pause] US thing."

Re: proposal or proposition ?

Tuongvan — Sun, 11 May 2008 13:13:48 GMT

Hi New2grammar ,

What I want to know is how to say " a UK /US thing "

Best wishes

Re: proposal or proposition ?

New2grammar — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:44:21 GMT

I guess we could say, 'a UK-versus-US difference' to be complete.

Does that answer your question?

For example,
Pay raise or pay rise seems to be a UK-versus-US difference.

OR are you looking for a complete sentence like

Pay raise is used in the US and it seems like the
corresponding word in the UK is pay rise.

Is this what you want?

Let's wait for native speakers to be sure.

Re: proposal or proposition ?

Tuongvan — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:37:38 GMT

Hi New2grammar ,

I just want to say in words Grammar Geek's phrase " a UK/US thing"

Beat wishes

Re: proposal or proposition ?

New2grammar — Sat, 10 May 2008 06:32:02 GMT

Thanks, GG.

Tuongvan , how about "UK-vs-US" difference?

Re: proposal or proposition ?

Tuongvan — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:58:53 GMT

Hi teacher,

How do I say "a UK/US thing" in words ? Ist it "a UK between US thing?

Best regards

Re: proposal or proposition ?

Grammar Geek — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:46:38 GMT

Maybe the difference is a UK/US thing. We would say "pay raise" here, or just a raise.

Re: proposal or proposition ?

Tuongvan — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:15:47 GMT

Thank you Feebs very much . I'll buy you another beer

Best wishes

Re: proposal or proposition ?

New2grammar — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:01:01 GMT

Hi,

What's the difference between pay raise and pay rise? I always use pay raise and this is the first time I see pay rise used. Have I been wrong all along?

Re: proposal or proposition ?

Feebs11 — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:53:02 GMT

As a heading?

Decision on payrise.

Re: proposal or proposition ?

Tuongvan — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:13:07 GMT

Thank you very much Feebs

By the way , which of the following is right

a/Decision on salary/payrise .

b/ Decision on increasing salary

Best wishes

Re: proposal or proposition ?

Feebs11 — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:54:28 GMT

Tuongvan
Hi teachers ,

Is there any difference between proposal, proposition and suggestion ?

Can I write like this? Iwould appreciate it very much if you could take the trouble to edit it for me.

Based on the personnel manager's suggestion of/proposal ~~/propositio~~n for a salary rise and after considering the contributions made by Mr. John Smith during his work, the director hereby decides to increase Mr Smith's salary from $1,500/month to $1,800/month starting from May 01,2008.

We look forward to Mr. Smith 's continuous contribution to the growth of the company.

Thank you in advance

Either suggestion or proposal will work in this context.

proposal or proposition ?

Tuongvan — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:38:13 GMT

Hi teachers ,

Is there any difference between proposal , proposition and suggestion ?

Can I write like this ?Iwould appreciate it very much if you could take the trouble to edit it for me.

Based on the suggestion/proposal /proposition of salary raise made by the personnel manager and after considering constributions made by Mr. John Smith during his work , the director hereby decides to give Mr.John Smith a pay raise from $1,500/month to $1,800/month starting from May 01,2008.

We look forward to Mr.John Smith 's continuous contribution to the growth of the company.

Thank you in advance