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Please post only &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=red&gt;easy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt; questions and answers here.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>XMOD (Build: 3607.32596)</generator><item><title>Re: proper usage describing a job function</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProperUsageDescribingFunction/ckmgg/post.htm#219812</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:01:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:219812</guid><dc:creator>Clive</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProperUsageDescribingFunction/ckmgg/post.htm#219812</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-219812.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hi, 
 This is part of a resume, and I need to know the proper usage of the following: 
 A. Responsible for all account receivables for client billing 
 B. Responsible for all accounts receivable for client billing 
 C. Responsible for all accounts receivables for client billing 
 I think it is A, since when you describe the "action" of what you did, it describes handling "receivables ".  Of the 3 choices you offer, on grammatical and logical grounds I'd say 'accounts receivable'. Consider that you have 3 customers. Each has a separate account. Thus, you have 3 accounts. They all owe you money, which is 'receivable'. Hence, say 'accounts receivable'. 
 However, you may occasionally encounter the other terms in the business world....</description></item><item><title>proper usage describing a job function</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProperUsageDescribingFunction/ckmgg/post.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:01:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:219748</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProperUsageDescribingFunction/ckmgg/post.htm</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-219748.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>This is part of a resume, and I need to know the proper usage of the following: 
 A. Responsible for all account receivables for client billing 
 B. Responsible for all accounts receivable for client billing 
 C. Responsible for all accounts receivables for client billing 
 I think it is A, since when you describe the "action" of what you did, it describes handling "receivables" However I have different people telling me different things. Can anyone help?</description></item></channel></rss>