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Re: Please check my personal statement (motivation letter)

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:37:55 GMT

My strong desire to take a Business-related course in Great Britain began three years ago when I realized I was attracted to this dynamic field of logic and consistent patterns. Having a broad interest in many subject areas, I now seek to become as versatile as I can. Therefore, choosing a Business orientated degree seems to be a logical step for my studies at your University.

My vision for the future began very early, with a background selling newspapers and other things to my
neighbours as a child. However, my real familiarization with Business came later, during summer holidays, when I worked with documentation and contracts as an assistant for a construction company. As a result, I have gained invaluable experience working and communicating with clients. Moreover, I understood that every company's success is based on being a well-run organization with smart management. I have also participated in seminars and have read books related to business so that I could have a wider viewpoint of this competitive field. Regular reading of The Economist has kept me up-to-date with all the changes in economics, politics and business around the world. Knowing several foreign languages, such as English and German, will definitely be useful in my future career.

During my studies at the gymnasium, I obtained much new knowledge and experience. Participation in the gymnasium's academic and social life taught me to overcome challenges, to be a team player, and to adapt to any situation. This experience encouraged me to take on new challenges.

In my spare time I take part in extracurricular activities, such as playing guitar, taking photographs, reading books, travelling and sports. Apart from basketball, I also played football for 6 years and I was a candidate for Lithuania's National Football team. I am a determined and responsible person who appreciates hard work, is motivated, and enjoys creative challenges. With regards to Business, I think that these three features are the key to success.

Business studies at a British University have long been my desire. Studies at your University would certainly help to improve my language
and cooperation skills as well as guarantee interaction in a competitive atmosphere. It is no wonder why many international students prefer British Universities, since this country has the finest reputation for higher education around the world. In joining your University's community, I hope that my personality and hard work will bring some particular distinction to your institution.

Thank you for considering my application and I am looking forward to your positive reply.

Please check my personal statement (motivation letter)

jdaniels — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:26:38 GMT

Hello, I wrote this letter for international studies..I'd be very thankful if somebody could correct grammar and style in this letter. Thank you in advance :)

My strong desire to take a Business related course in Great Britain dates back about
three years ago, realizing that this dynamic field is the most attractive to me with it's
own logic and consistent pattern. Having a broad interest in many subject areas I seek to
be versatile as much as I can. Therefore, choosing a Business orientated degree seems to
be a logical step for my initial career at your University. So what are my future visions
and intentions?

I have always wanted to earn my own money by selling newspapers and other things to my
neighbours since I was child. However, my real familiarisation with Business came later.
During my last two summer holidays I had been working with documentation and contracts as
an assistant at a construction company. As a result, I have gained invaluable experience
working and communicating with clients. Moreover, I understood that every company's
success is based on it's well-run organization and smart management. I have also visited
few seminars and have read books related to business so I could have a wider viewpoint of
this compulsive field. Regular reading of The Economist keeps me up-to-date with all the
changes in economics, politics and business around the world. Knowing several foreign
languages such as English and German will be definitely useful for my future career.

During my studies at the gymnasium I have obtained a lot of new knowledge and experience.
Participation in gymnasium's academic and social life taught me to overcome challenges,
to work in a team, and to adapt to any situation. This experience encourages me to take
new challenges. Studies at your University would certainly help me to improve my language
and cooperation skills as well as it would guarantee a competitive atmosphere for further
perfection.

In my spare time I take part in some extracurricular activities, such as playing guitar,
taking photographs, reading books, travelling and sports. Apart from basketball, I also
had been playing football for 6 years and I was a candidate for Lithuania's National
Football team. I am a determined and responsible person who has a strong attitude and
particularly appreciates hard work, motivation and creativity. With regards to Business,
I think that these three features are the key to success.

Business studies at a British University have long been my desire. No wonder why many international students prefer British Universities, since this country has the
finest reputation for higher education around the world.
Joining your University's community, I hope that my personality will bring some particular distinction in your institution.

Thank you for considering my application and I am looking forward to your positive reply.

Re: Correct the grammar,.......

Fandorin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:53:42 GMT

Right away,-said my mother (for example)- it's nearly 11:00 pm. I've just gotten through replying to a friend (it's very complicated, it'd better to change it), it was quite long, so I have to take a long time. She's Taiwanese, quite nice and very kind. She's very curious about Vietnamese culture, activity, attitude with foreigner.... Also She wants to travel to Vietnam and have a specialities. While I had been writing, Tuan buzzed me, left a website and asked me for giving some advice about choosing model of shoes he should buy. I've done it!

~~Kept on writing~~. (It would better to make sentence, but not a fragment.) For a bit lately Huynh Anh greeted me. I asked her to wait for a moment. Then, I had continued my business. When I had finished, She was being out of network for a long time, hix?.... sorry for this.

I was looking for someone to chat with. Today, my friend go back to his hometown. I hope of getting some speciality from his hometown after his return, hehe.

~~Hmmm, let me remember whether there is any talk which happened today to relate to you~~ - terrible construction (is it question or something elst?). Ah, Sea Games 24. Whe we were Finishing the class in the afternoon, I and my friends went to a coffee shop for watching the football match between Vietnam and Malaysia. This match, Vietnamese team played was not good although trouncing Malaysian team. (it's acceptable - Although Vietnamese team played bad they could tweak their opponent's ass.) ~~Be quite disappointed~~ (We were very flabbergasted and dissapointed at the same time) . What about you ?

Hix, I drop off to sleep. Tomorrow is Sunday, I hope for a nice weekend for everybody.

Good night.

Re: Correct the grammar of the paragraphs.

Fandorin — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:56:20 GMT

Newbie2007 wrote:

Please help me correct the grammar of these paragraphs. Thanks so much.

Right away,-said my mother (for example)- it's nearly 11:00 pm. I've just gotten through replying to a friend (it's very complicated, it'd better to change it), it was quite long, so I have to take a long time. She's Taiwanese, quite nice and very kind. She's very curious about Vietnamese culture, activity, attitude with foreigner.... Also She wants to travel to Vietnam and have a specialities. While I had been writing, Tuan buzzed me, pointed to a website and asked me for giving some advice about choosing model of shoes he should buy. I've done it!

~~Kept on writing~~. (It would better to make sentence, but not a fragment.) For a bit lately Huynh Anh greeted me. I asked her to wait for a moment. Then, I had continued my business. When I had finished, She was being out of network for a long time, hix?.... sorry for this.

I was looking for someone to chat. Today, my friend go back to his hometown. The hope of getting some speciality from his hometown after his return, hehe.

~~Hmmm, let me remember whether there is any talk which happened today to relate to you~~ - terrible construction (is it question or something elst?). Ah, Sea Games 24. Whe we were Finishing the class in the afternoon, I and my friends went to a coffee shop for watching the football match between Vietnam and Malaysia. This match, Vietnamese team played was not good although trouncing Malaysian team. (it's acceptable - Although Vietnamese team played bad they could beat their opponents.) ~~Be quite disappointed~~ (We were very flabbergasted and dissapointed at the same time) . What about you ?

Hix, I'm ~~getting~~ going to have a good sleep.. Tomorrow is Sunday, hope for a nice weekend for everybody.

Good night.

Re: Please, help me with my questions !!!

Grammar Geek — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:01:07 GMT

Hello Muriel,

1) "Ms.Kate, a friend of her mother's...." (what is the meaning of her mother's here. Shouldn't it be "a friend of her mother or her mother's friend" ?)

This "double genative" is commonly used with people, and particularly in the construction in your example. "her mother's friend" is also fine.

2) What's the meaning of 'ever since' ? E.g.: Ever since he was in the army, he has studied hard;

From the time that... Dating back to the time when...

3) "He lives at 341 Bourboun street apartment 23" (in addresses must the word street be translated from a foreign language into English ? E.g.: In Spain street is 'calle'. In this case when I have to say my address in English do I translate the word 'calle' or not ? E.g.:

4) I live at 201 Cervantes calle apartment 101 (or) I live at 201 Cervantes street apartment 101 ? ;

Street should be capitalized -- it's the proper name of the street. I would leave it exactly as is. If someone lived at 221 Rue Charlemagne, I would not write it as "Charlemagne Street." As with any proper nouns, leave them as is, unless the entire phrase has its one translation, e.g., The United States = Les Etats Unis. Leave Street (capital S) as Street and calle as calle.

5) What do we call a organized group of soccer fans that goes to a stadium to watch a soccer/football match ? Is it called organized claque or organized supporters ?

I'm not familiar with this. Organized supporters sounds okay. For a rock band, they are called groupies, but I don't know what soccer fans are called.

6) People who stay outside a stadium trying to sell tickets at a higher price than at a ticket office, are they called street peddler of tickets ?

Scalpers. I don't have a ticket. That's okay - as long as you're willing to pay, I'm sure you'll find a scalper who can sell you one.

7) A special service in which the employees' service is to listen (by phone) to citizens general complaints, for instance, about the bad services offered at a stadium, is it called Ombusdman office ?

Ombudsman is indeed the name for such a service, but it's more commonly found (in my experience) in an organization paid for/supported by the patrons/clients, and not in private industry. The government student loan program has an ombudsman; your local bank has customer service. Also, a company can have an ombudsman to hear issues about ethics, etc., from employees. Still, a company can have an ombudsman for the general public if desired.

Re: I used not to play football.

milky — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:37:22 GMT

CalifJim wrote:
why, if the football example is a case of splitting "used to" back into its components, don't we find that "be used not to" construction in the language?
Another mystery, eh?

But back to the original post: At the end of that post was "I think not". What is the grammatical justification for that? It certainly looks a lot like "I used not".

CJ

For those who see the used of "used to" as a separate item it does.

Re: I used not to play football.

CalifJim — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:29:07 GMT

why, if the football example is a case of splitting "used to" back into its components, don't we find that "be used not to" construction in the language?

Another mystery, eh?

But back to the original post: At the end of that post was "I think not". What is the grammatical justification for that? It certainly looks a lot like "I used not".

CJ

Re: I used not to play football.

milky — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:32:09 GMT

So would you analyse this one in a similar way?

I am used not to playing football/?I am used not to play football.

And why, if the football example is a case of splitting "used to" back into its components, don't we find that "be used not to" construction in the language?

Re: I used not to play football.

CalifJim — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 05:27:35 GMT

Grammatical justification? What is it?
What form would a grammatical justification take?
The presence of thousands of instances of it, as on Google? No, I don't think that's what you mean.
An analysis of what part of speech each of the words is? No, I don't think that's what you mean.
Maybe you mean something closer to

I - subject
used - verb
not - negation of the following infinitive construction
to play - infinitive object of 'used'
football - object of 'play'

???

CJ

Re: An extending hyphen

nona the brit — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:56:50 GMT

I'm afraid you are seeing it the wrong way. The hyphen doesn't extend to the following noun.

I can see what you mean though. Sometimes hyphens can lead to some ambiguitiy but I think this tends to happen more when we have hyphenated adjectives followed by nouns, than hyphenation of noun-noun. For example 'fun-loving owners and dogs' - do the dogs love fun as well or not?

However, in this case, it is simple to see that it doesn't extend in that way as seer and medium have their full meaning on their own. We never say fortune-seer or fortune-medium.(in the way that we might say fun-loving dog). Fortune-teller is a noun-noun construction to create the full name of something, not really to modify a noun. So unless that first noun also naturally becomes part of the name of any following nouns, there is no confusion. I'm struggling to think of an example where that might happen.

I would even question whether fortune teller needs a hyphen at all. Noun nouns are not normally hyphenated unless required to avoid confusion. For example American-football player. Without the hyphen we wouldn't if this was a player of American football, or a football player whose nationality was American.