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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.englishforums.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Search results for 'tag:Promotions' matching tag 'Promotions'</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aPromotions</link><description>Search results for 'tag:Promotions' matching tag 'Promotions'</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>XMOD (Build: 3616.28671)</generator><item><title>Re: Pour sth into</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PourSthInto/lkmdk/post.htm#971450</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:42:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971450</guid><dc:creator>delmobile</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;Poured into&amp;quot; used with clothing means tight-fitting. Perhaps she&amp;#39;s saying that his attractive butt got him the promotion? Who&amp;#39;s his boss?</description></item><item><title>"on a bull run"</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/OnABullRun/lkgrb/post.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:12:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:969596</guid><dc:creator>user_gary</dc:creator><description>In a bid to make gold jewellery affordable, branded jewellery makers may now opt for making standard gems studded jewellery using lesser amount of gold with the prices of the yellow metal constantly on a bull run.  Gold prices have appreciated by 20% since March this fiscal and are currently rallying at Rs 17,000 per 10 gram, Pankaj Parekh, chairman, Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council, eastern region, said. Bachcharaj Bamalwa, vice chairman, All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation, said many branded jewellery makers have already started making diamond studded standard jewellery using 14 carat gold instead of 18 carat.   Please tell me what &amp;quot;on a bull run&amp;quot; means here? Thanks in advance.</description></item><item><title>Re: Leave the rat race</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LeaveTheRatRace/lkrcb/post.htm#968009</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:58:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:968009</guid><dc:creator>clive</dc:creator><description>Hi, 
 No. 
 &amp;#39;The rat race&amp;#39; is a derogatory way of referring to the competitive modern world of work. The idea is that all the workers are competitive people who are trying to beat each other in a selfish way. 
  
 If you leave such an job in order to do something that is more clearly positve and relaxing, you are said to &amp;#39;leave the rat race&amp;#39;. 
  
 eg Tom is a young lawyer who works long hours with greedy, selfish clients. He is part of a large law firm where dozens of young lawyers all compete like this for promotion. 
 One day, Tom decides to move to quit his job, move to the countryside with his family and buy a farm. He wants to leave the rat race. 
  
 Best wishes, Clive</description></item><item><title>Re: Could someone proofread my letter of motivation for exchange?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldSomeoneProofreadLetter-MotivationExchange/ljhmk/post.htm#965582</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:29:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:965582</guid><dc:creator>jaskapa</dc:creator><description>Doesn&amp;#39;t anyone find mistakes? Because there could be a lot of them. :/ Or does anyone has any ideas how to make it better or something? I must return this letter tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.   I actually change my text just a little bit already and now it goes like this:  Letter of Motivation Dear Sir or Madam, I am a fourth-year medical student at the University of xx and I&amp;#39;m writing to apply for an exchange program at the University of the xx in Australia for the fall semester 2010. During the last few years I&amp;#39;ve become more and more fascinated with the thought of studying, and maybe at some point of my career, even working abroad. I have come to realized that I would like to be involved in some kinds of...</description></item><item><title>Could someone proofread my letter of motivation for exchange?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldSomeoneProofreadLetter-MotivationExchange/ljhmk/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:13:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:965185</guid><dc:creator>jaskapa</dc:creator><description>Hi! I am going to apply for an exchange student program and we have to write a letter of motivation for that. I am from Finland and I haven&amp;#39;t been writing anything in English for a looong time, so I&amp;#39;m wondering if somebody could be so kind and read this letter and give me advices how to improve it and maybe correct some mistakes I have made! :) Thanks in advance!    --    Letter of
Motivation 

   

 Dear Sir or
Madam, 

   

 I am a
fourth-year medical student at the University of *** and I’m writing to apply for
an exchange program at the University of the *** in Australia for the fall semester
2010. 

   

 During the last few years I’ve become more and more fascinated with the
thought of studying, and maybe...</description></item><item><title>Is working part-time possible?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsWorkingPartTimePossible/lwmrl/post.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:22:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:961514</guid><dc:creator>ecopsy</dc:creator><description>I used to think it is possible, if you&amp;#39;ve got a lot of spare-time, but not now. Now I think it&amp;#39;s almost impossible, because I&amp;#39;ve recently made a blunder at my job(even when I&amp;#39;m just planning to do a part-time job and have got no kid yet), and think I should pay more attention to this job. And I think getting promotion in one job is more economic and feasible than having a second one. 
 I wish to know the opinion of you guys on this. 
 Regards.</description></item><item><title>Re: editing is process...</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/FreedomSpeechRussiaChinaOther-Countries/9/glkmw/Post.htm#959179</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:01:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:959179</guid><dc:creator>adrenochrome</dc:creator><description>Thanks for the link, the list makes interesting reading. I congratulate your proud nation on reclaiming the top spot, though feel that the UK and America should not have climbed up the ladder. I don&amp;#39;t feel that the traditional media have improved in either of those countries. In fact, I feel that the UK may have climbes up by default and deception. 
  
 For the last couple of months, one UK daily newspaper has devoted its front page every day to Peter Andre and Kate Price, notably the latter, and the end of their marriage. With such daily insights into Kates self promotion, I fail to see this as either honest reporting (surely she is just manufacturing non-entity stories to keep the paper happy) nor is it really reporting. As...</description></item><item><title>In what respect and based on what /  especially / if or to</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/InRespectBasedEspecially-To/lghbb/post.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:59:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:950250</guid><dc:creator>alc24</dc:creator><description>Could you please help me with this ? thank you   1 Based on what is this neighborhood better than mine.  In what respect is this neighborhood better than mine.   2 We&amp;#39;re in a lot of trouble now especially that I didn&amp;#39;t reach my goal of becoming ceo./ I didn&amp;#39;t get the promotion.  We&amp;#39;re in a lot of trouble especially now that I didn&amp;#39;t ... We&amp;#39;re in a lot of trouble considering I didn&amp;#39;t reach my goal of becoming ceo./ I didn&amp;#39;t get the promotion.   3 Here&amp;#39;s 20 grand to let me give the toast/if you let me give the toast.   4 I&amp;#39;ve decided to go this route/go down this route.   5 The only person that can surpass him as the best to ever play this game is me.</description></item><item><title>Please correct my sentences, thanks</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCorrectSentencesThanks/lvgkr/post.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:40:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:940287</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>Please help to waive the late cancellation penalty of USD160.00 this time, we shall pay more attention for earlier cancellation in future. Thank you very much for your consideration. 
  
 How is the schedule? Please confirm whether it can be switch your production to produce F135 first as requested by Sam? Customer is urgently request them for promotion in France. Please try to confirm it today</description></item><item><title>Re: Thanks letter to boss after receiving promotion.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThanksLetterBossAfterReceiving-Promotion/6/bznjj/Post.htm#930024</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:03:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:930024</guid><dc:creator>mister micawber</dc:creator><description>Just write as if you were speaking to him/her/them. When you have composed your letter, you can post it here, and we will check it for you.</description></item><item><title>Re: Thanks letter to boss after receiving promotion.</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThanksLetterBossAfterReceiving-Promotion/6/bznjj/Post.htm#930019</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:51:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:930019</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>Dear Sir/Madem 
 Kindly help me to write a wouderful letter to my Boss thanking him about my Promotion. I will be so glad if you can help me out please. 
  
 thanks &amp;amp; regards, 
 Bashir Ahmad</description></item><item><title>Re: Plural of shrimp</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralOfShrimp/3/gmnk/Post.htm#923789</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:51:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:923789</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>There may be different rules from the American vernacular in the UK.    Although both are considered acceptable plural forms, if you are at a dinner party, power lunch, or some other social gathering where you need to make a good impression, I would err on the side of &amp;quot;shrimp&amp;quot; as the plural. &amp;quot;Shrimps&amp;quot; is seen as declasse over here.   May cost you a promotion?</description></item><item><title>Re: Fringe, promotion video some problems</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/FringePromotionVideoProblems/kxcgp/post.htm#911340</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:35:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:911340</guid><dc:creator>fandorin</dc:creator><description>Yeah, I know this word.  Thank you, RayH. It was about 1 a.m. when I was trying to figure out. It appears my brain was playing tricks on me.</description></item><item><title>Re: Fringe, promotion video some problems</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/FringePromotionVideoProblems/kxcgp/post.htm#910923</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:46:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:910923</guid><dc:creator>rayh</dc:creator><description>In tell, it&amp;#39;s classified on both top secret&amp;quot;  &amp;quot;Intel that&amp;#39;s classified above top secret.&amp;quot; Intel is short for &amp;quot;intelligence&amp;quot;   See definition 4 at this site: http://www.answers.com/topic/intelligence</description></item><item><title>Re: Fringe, promotion video some problems</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/FringePromotionVideoProblems/kxcgp/post.htm#910539</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:03:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:910539</guid><dc:creator>fandorin</dc:creator><description>Thank you, RayH.     What did he say next? &amp;quot;In tell, it&amp;#39;s classified on both top secret&amp;quot;. That&amp;#39;s what I heard.  I didn&amp;#39;t hear this on the recording.     Could you tell what you can make out of it? Thanks in advance.  It&amp;#39;s on the first link, not on the Youtube.</description></item><item><title>Re: Fringe, promotion video some problems</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/FringePromotionVideoProblems/kxcgp/post.htm#909109</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:55:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:909109</guid><dc:creator>rayh</dc:creator><description>Broyles: &amp;quot;Most of what I&amp;#39;m about to show you has not been made public&amp;quot;.&amp;quot;...&amp;quot;   What did he say next? &amp;quot;In tell, it&amp;#39;s classified on both top secret&amp;quot;. That&amp;#39;s what I heard.  I didn&amp;#39;t hear this on the recording.    &amp;quot;They&amp;#39;ve named these events the pattern. Someone out there is experimenting , only the whole world is their lab&amp;quot; .</description></item><item><title>Re: Fringe, promotion video some problems</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/FringePromotionVideoProblems/kxcgp/post.htm#906812</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:38:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:906812</guid><dc:creator>fandorin</dc:creator><description>Could anyone take a look at it?</description></item><item><title>PRIZE WINNING DETAILS</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrizeWinningDetails/ldqhl/post.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:37:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:938224</guid><dc:creator>postcodeloterij</dc:creator><description>PRIZE WINNING DETAILS. This is to inform you that your email ID has won One Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars in the first dip of our computer ballot email lottery with the said winning numbers giving below; REF NUM: 6465EL TICKET NUM:5151ZV BATCH NUM:2295LC Lucky Num: 9675AV To claim your winning,please contact the OFFICIAL and APPROVED paying bank here in Holland-Netherlands urgently:- RABO BANK NL Email:(Email Removed) Tel:+31-684-052-846 www.rabobank.nl You are also advice to furnish them with the following information:- Your Names:- Telephone / Fax:- Your Nationality:- Congratulations once again from management and staff of this company,and thanking you for being a lucky winner of our promotions program. Sincerely, Mrs.Brayn...</description></item><item><title>Congratulation</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Congratulation/ldmmq/post.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:23:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:937158</guid><dc:creator>o k</dc:creator><description>Congratulation (Toyota Promotion,Your E-mail Has Won You 3,000 000 00 GBP(Three Million Pounds Sterling) and a car ( 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY )Contact our Fudiciary agent, Mr William Gate E-mail:: (Email Removed) 1.Full name.2.Country.3.Contact Address.4.Telephone NumberOccupation:</description></item><item><title>Congratulation</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Congratulation/ldmmp/post.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:11:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:937157</guid><dc:creator>o k</dc:creator><description>Congratulation (Toyota Promotion,Your E-mail Has Won You 3,000 000 00 GBP(Three Million Pounds Sterling) and a car ( 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY )Contact our Fudiciary agent, Mr William Gate E-mail:: (Email Removed) 1.Full name.2.Country.3.Contact Address.4.Telephone NumberOccupation:</description></item><item><title>Letter of motivation - Dringend</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LetterMotivationDringend/khvmx/post.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:00:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:870975</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>Hallo an Alle!   ...   Viele Grüße        (text in German removed by mod. English only, please!)                 Dear Sir or Madam,  I first heard about HPU when I met one of the International Admissions Coordinators while I was studying in Germany. As I knew right away that HPU was the ideal place for me to achieve my goal, I would very much like to be considered for a HPU scholarship to gather practical experience in the travel &amp;amp; tourism industry while learning the theory required for career success.  Having recently acquired the professional qualification of a state-certified international tourist assistant, I am now very keen to study Travel Industry Management at your distinguished university in order to experience the greatest...</description></item><item><title>Can you correct my sentences</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanYouCorrectMySentences/kghzd/post.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:30:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:866799</guid><dc:creator>jennifermk</dc:creator><description>DRAW A LINE UNDER UNBALANCED PART OF EACH SENTENCE. THEN REWRITE THE UNBALANCED PART SO THAT IT MATCH.    
 
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 2. Pesky mosquitoes,...</description></item><item><title>Salary increment</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/SalaryIncrement/kgzwn/post.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:50:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:866282</guid><dc:creator>jaymar</dc:creator><description>Can i have a salary increase even if i&amp;#39;ve worked on my company for only 2 1/2 months long? I&amp;#39;ve been hired as a storekeeper with a basic salary of 600 us dollars only. But now I have a lot of duties and responsibilities. I do the secretarial jobs of our department, preparing notices of arrivals with the attached documents. Im supervising 3 truck drivers, 1 forklift operator, &amp;amp; 8 helpers on the unloading, loading &amp;amp; transferring of materials. Receiving 1 ship of materials twicw a week such as Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Structural, &amp;amp; finishing materials for the construction. I do the inventory also of the said materials. Arranging the files of the said staffs of our department.. Please help me to do a increment...</description></item><item><title>Re: my new idea for a screenplay</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/MyNewIdeaForAScreenplay/ldkvx/post.htm#936520</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 05:13:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:936520</guid><dc:creator>mysti berry</dc:creator><description>I was at Sony all day yesterday and one of the funniest things I heard was a promotions guy glorying in the demise of newspapers because of the elitist critics over the years. They&amp;#39;ll be begging for &amp;quot;elistist&amp;quot; critics and their fancy Harvard educations after a few years in the blogosphere barrel ;) Mysti</description></item><item><title>Re: my new idea for a screenplay</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/MyNewIdeaForAScreenplay/ldkvx/post.htm#936507</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:26:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:936507</guid><dc:creator>wordsmith</dc:creator><description>I&amp;#39;m thinking about writing a screenplay in honor of Quentin ... eye strains and tons of trivial arguments in the story.  I was at Sony all day yesterday and one of the funniest things I heard was a promotions guy glorying in the demise of newspapers because of the elitist critics over the years. The elitists are now online. W : (</description></item><item><title>Promotion</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Promotion/kzmgd/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:53:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:863348</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>Please I need someone to help me re construct my letter. 
 Many Thanks.. 
  
 Dear Sir, 
   
 I have the honor to apply for a position of a Charge Nurse in Female Medical Ward. 
   
 I am a senior staff, a team leader and an Acting Nurse in Charge when my Head Nurse is on vacation. I also supervise and deliver nursing care to patients such as total care plan and keeping nursing standards and practices of professional nursing. I always see to it that I help and cooperate with my Head Nurse in promoting quality nursing care that will demonstrate positive outcomes in patient care. 
   
 In addition, I also have other responsibilities and duties beside from my clinical work. I am also a stock control link nurse making sure that all...</description></item><item><title>Re: my new idea for a screenplay</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/MyNewIdeaForAScreenplay/ldkvx/post.htm#936477</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:16:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:936477</guid><dc:creator>skipper</dc:creator><description>I&amp;#39;m thinking about writing a screenplay in honor of Quentin Tarantino&amp;#39;s remake movie &amp;quot;Inglourius Basterds&amp;quot;. But instead of an elite ... bad reviews of bad stories, paper eating, carpel tunnel syndromes, eye strains and tons of trivial arguments in the story. I was at Sony all day yesterday and one of the funniest things I heard was a promotions guy glorying in the demise of newspapers because of the elitist critics over the years.</description></item><item><title>Promotion Letter Formation</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PromotionLetterFormation/kzggw/post.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:04:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:861619</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>I am Joshua Sundar, working as Salesman in Jarir Book Store of Saudi Arabia. I am working since 4 years here as salesman and my performance was good . Last year i was able to achieve my assigned sales budget and this year also until now going well. 

i was a Post Graduate in Business Administration with over of 9 years of selling expereince. Now i would like to request my management for promoting me to Purchasing Department.

Can you please help me in making an appropriate letter to my Big Boss .

Thanking you

(Joshua Sundar)</description></item><item><title>Hep with letter to companies asking to sponsor young artist</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HepLetterCompaniesAskingSponsor-YoungArtist/kczqp/post.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:36:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:846768</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>Am trying to put together a letter asking &amp;#39;local&amp;#39; companies to sponsor an artist for 18 months, artist will be given a studio in our gallery, promotion and publication. benefits will be media exposure including local tv, also to help our charity as we will plan 2 gala days per year proceeds going to the charity.</description></item><item><title>Impressionable/susceptible</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImpressionableSusceptible/jqcwl/post.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:55:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:831022</guid><dc:creator>tmn111</dc:creator><description>Is this correct? 
  
 1. My friend is very susceptible to all commercials and promotions. 
  
 Longman dictionary reads: 
  
 &amp;quot;Susceptible (=impressionable): 
 susceptible person is easily influenced or attracted by someone or something.&amp;quot; 
 
 Can I use &amp;quot;impressionable&amp;quot; in this meaning? 
  
 For example: Kids are usually impressionable to commercials.</description></item><item><title>Short or long: no difference?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShortOrLongNoDifference/jpjnl/post.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:43:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:828217</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>Hi. I think a teacher told me something like that when you have a short sentence with an introductory clause (that starts a subordinate conjunction), then a comma need not be used. Would use a comma after the word &amp;quot;jobs.&amp;quot; To me the whole sentence is not short but is long. So, would you say whether a sentence is short or long is not important, at least in terms of putting a comma after an introductory clause? 
 Please note this is a sentence that is made-up to ask a grammar question. 
  
 He said when people apply for jobs they tend to think about a lot of things such as pay, a job potential, whether promotions are possible, and a job enviroment. 
   
 Also, would you place a comma after the word &amp;quot;conferences&amp;quot;? 
...</description></item><item><title>Pls help me, its a little bit urgent</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PlsLittleUrgent/jmkhz/post.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:11:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:813659</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>Hello, is there anyone who can help me? i m applying for study in usa for master of science in health education &amp;amp; promotion. i got M.B.,M.S. degree( bechalor of medicine &amp;amp; bechalor of surgery) , i have to submit a future plan( what i will do afer my study) for visa application. but i don;t know how to write it. Pls advice me, or give me some idea, really thanks. but i m quite urgent for that,                                                        Rose</description></item><item><title>Promotion video and musice video</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PromotionVideoMusiceVideo/jmghv/post.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:42:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:812502</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>Hello. 
  
 In Japan, we call the music video (like we can watch in MTV) &amp;quot;promotion video.&amp;quot; Do people in English speaking countries usually call the video &amp;quot;music video&amp;quot;, rather than promotion or promotional video? 
  
 Thank you</description></item><item><title>Re: "Me and Bobby McGee" grammatical</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/BobbyMcgeeGrammatical/5/jwmwj/Post.htm#808604</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:30:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:808604</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>SPOGG 
  
 &amp;quot;The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar is for pen-toters appalled by wanton displays of Bad English. . . . SPOGG is for people who crave good, clean English — sentences cast well and punctuated correctly. It’s about clarity.&amp;quot; 
  
 Do they have any influence? Do we need &amp;#39;em?</description></item><item><title>Re: thanking to boss after received promotion</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThankingBossAfterReceived-Promotion/jlrdl/post.htm#805846</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:52:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:805846</guid><dc:creator>clive</dc:creator><description>Hi, 
 Begin by writing what you woul say if you were talking face to face wth your boss. Then post it here, and we&amp;#39;ll help you with it. 
  
 ( Have you looked up the word &amp;#39;aggressive&amp;#39; in your dictionary? ) 
  
 Best wishes, Clive</description></item><item><title>thanking to boss after received promotion</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThankingBossAfterReceived-Promotion/jlrdl/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:57:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:805794</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>how to send a aggresive thanking letter to boss after recevied the promotion</description></item><item><title>Can you help my revise this Report IELTS essay?Thanks ^-^</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanReviseReportIeltsEssay/jkwxl/post.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:58:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:803380</guid><dc:creator>cherry88cn</dc:creator><description>Happiness is considered very important in our life.   
  Why it is difficult to define?  
  What factors are in achieving happiness?  
      
  Believe it or not, the majority of people agree that happiness is one of the major concerns of lives. No matter what kind of job you are occupying, how old you are, which nationality you belong, it is happiness you really care about. But why is that? It may be hard to answer while most human beings hold the opinion that everyone want to live happily in the society.  
    
  Then what is the definition of happiness? Happiness is probably easy to describe yet extremely difficult to define. It may due to the fact that happiness is a magic concept various from person to person. Everyone is...</description></item><item><title>Re: On Topic - q about Cold Case</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/OnTopicQAboutColdCase/lrpxd/post.htm#923673</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:47:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:923673</guid><dc:creator>jeri jo thomas</dc:creator><description>This show, like &amp;quot;Wings&amp;quot; for NBC were work-horse shows. &amp;quot;Cold Case&amp;quot; has been on for 6 years, Wings was on for 8 with hardly any promotion. Some shows are like that. Some shows, like &amp;quot;Heroes&amp;quot; are big and showy and need continual coddling.  The Peripatetic Samurai Robot Diplomacy: The art of telling someone to go to hell in such a way that they actually look forward to the trip.</description></item><item><title>Re: On Topic - q about Cold Case</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/OnTopicQAboutColdCase/lrpxd/post.htm#923603</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:39:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:923603</guid><dc:creator>mc</dc:creator><description>All true - I&amp;#39;d forgotten about all the older scenes in elegant dinner/ dance places from then that becomenew with ... It&amp;#39;s usually all cast and scenery though, not usually big Rescue Me-type things. Oh well, they&amp;#39;re giving it another year. I like this show a lot. Funny how I usually discover shows when they&amp;#39;re on the brink of cancellation. They put almost no promotion behind it, which is too bad. &amp;quot;I tried being reasonable. I didn&amp;#39;t like it.&amp;quot; - Clint Eastwood</description></item><item><title>Statement of purpose</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/StatementOfPurpose/jgkqp/post.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:25:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:784344</guid><dc:creator>sayedm</dc:creator><description>I try to make a Statement of purpose  for applying scholarship. this is my Statement of purpose, is this correct ? please give me some advised, thank you very much 
   
   
  Since I was in university, I have believed that markerting is an important factor in az life. All Economic activities in several fields such as Trading, tourism, Export - Import, and others will run well if they know how to sell his product. For now, peole not only have to now how to sell their product but also they have to know how to communicate with their costumer. They have to give costumer the information about their product, what that, how to use it, why costumers have to buy it and etc. For giving the information we should use marketing communication...</description></item><item><title>Re: My Personal Statement for Scholarship for Masters - Please Comment</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/MyPersonalStatementScholarship-MastersComment/zmxzb/post.htm#784302</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:44:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:784302</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>Please do some revises, i try to write a persnoal statement , thank you 
  
  Since I was in university, I have believed that markerting is an important factor in az life. All Economic activities in several fields such as Trading, tourism, Export - Import, and others will run well if they know how to sell his product. For now, peole not only have to now how to sell their product but also they have to know how to communicate with their costumer. They have to give costumer the information about their product, what that, how to use it, why costumers have to buy it and etc. For giving the information we should use marketing communication science to influence people to buy or use our product.  
     
  So, I made the decision to apply to...</description></item><item><title>Promotion of staff</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PromotionOfStaff/jrckm/post.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 11:09:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:752449</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>Hi, 
  
 Am writing a motivation to management for promotion of my staff, can I please get help?</description></item><item><title>How do i make this paragraph better? please help</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowParagraphBetterHelp/wqxmj/post.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 16:15:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:751035</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>Without a warning the filthy 4x4 bellows at me with its horn warning me to move. I was so close to getting hit. The fifthy man who had just emerged out of the car started shouting at me. he was so rude and arrogant it wasnt my fault he crashed into me. suddenly all of the cars had stopped and everyone was shouting at each other to move along. without noticing there was a massive traffic jam and the fifthy man had caused it all and was blaming everyting on me. there was so much noise i couldnt concentrate on anything. There was know an immense croud rushing to stick there noses in. some one went and called the police. The Police woman who looked as if she was in her late thirties  approched me and the man and asked us what had happened so...</description></item><item><title>Preparation for test!</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PreparationForTest/wmvjn/post.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 16:31:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:728446</guid><dc:creator>xhealthy</dc:creator><description>I&amp;#39;m going to do some exercise. So, please correct my grammar :)   I couldn&amp;#39;t sleep. My boss gave Joe a raise instead of me.   He could have given me one. I&amp;#39;ve been there a whole year.   She&amp;#39;s got to be the worst employee there. By the way, your friend Amy also got a promotion. Really? She has to be pleased about that. But, getting back you-you should call me when you get upset. I might have been able to help last night.</description></item><item><title>Post</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsTheseSentencesGrammaticallyCorrect/wkcxz/post.htm#718162</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 08:37:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:718162</guid><dc:creator>optilang</dc:creator><description>Hi     
  Buy a Movado Watch and get back 30% more in diamond jewellery  
  Buy Diamond jewellery and get back 30% more in Mavoda watches      Neither of the above makes it clear what I am actually getting. 30% more of what?   Do you mean:   Buy a Movado Watch and get 30% of its value as a discount when you buy diamond jewellery.   Movado May Celebration (or Celebrations)   May celebration - I would expect one special promotion/offer that runs throughout the month of May.   May celebrations - I would expect a range of promotions/offers/discounts/events that take place during the course of the month.   And your question should read:   ARE these sentences gramatically correct</description></item><item><title>Re: Formal letter (check)</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/FormalLetterCheck/wwmzl/post.htm#711242</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 12:30:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:711242</guid><dc:creator>adrenochrome</dc:creator><description>Dear Sir/Madam, 
  
 I am writing to complain about your advertisement for a new game that gives everyone the chance to win, which I believe to be misleading. 
  
 My first complaint is that you state there would be big cash prizes. In fact, there is only one chance of winning and only ONE cash prize. If I had been aware of this, I would not have entered the game. Secondly, you say that the cost of the game is very low, but in reality FUNTE 5 is not only not cheap, but very pricey. It is far above the average persons price range and their idea of &amp;#39;very low&amp;#39;. 
  
 The problems do not stop there. You claim to be beneficial to charities and play on the idea of virtue, however, I find that your &amp;#39;administrative&amp;#39; fees...</description></item><item><title>Re:               "I am screwed."</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/IAmScrewed/3/wgvww/Post.htm#699552</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:28:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:699552</guid><dc:creator>goodman</dc:creator><description>Goodman, the phrase &amp;quot;I am screwed&amp;quot; is a common one. It doesn&amp;#39;t require deliberate action on the part of another to cause the problem. Life can screw you. Traffic can screw you. Your competing priorities can screw you. In those situatons, you don&amp;#39;t say &amp;quot;LIfe has screwed me.&amp;quot; You just say &amp;quot;Oh, man, am I ever screwed!&amp;quot; 
 There&amp;#39;s no sexual connotation AT ALL 
  GG, I fully am aware of what you tried to say.   
  
 (although as Clive pointed out, it origin of the word is sexual so you need to be careful who you use this around.) 
  
 Did you read my example about the fellow who was sure to be late when his wife told him not to be late that night? He was screwed.  Yes, I have and I completely...</description></item><item><title>Marketing Hollywood in a Recession</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/MarketingHollywoodRecession/kpdrb/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:44:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:909773</guid><dc:creator>mc</dc:creator><description>Advertising Age How Three Movies Drove a 15% Box-Office Surge and the Strategies Behind Their Success by Claude Brodesser-Akner Published: April 08, 2009 LOS ANGELES (AdAge.com) Box-office revenue is up almost 15%, while movie admissions are up almost 13% year on year. Conventional wisdom holds the multiplex has simply become a cheap alternative for recession-frazzled consumers, and Hollywood taking any credit is like a rooster taking credit for the dawn. &amp;#39;Paul Blart: Mall Cop&amp;#39; star Kevin James rides a Segway as the pace car at a Nascar race in Dallas. &amp;#39;Paul Blart: Mall Cop&amp;#39; star Kevin James rides a Segway as the pace car at a Nascar race in Dallas. Photo Credit: Getty Images But what&amp;#39;s really driving this year&amp;#39;s...</description></item><item><title>Re: Thanks letter to boss after receiving promotion</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThanksLetterBossAfterReceiving-Promotion/5/bznjj/Post.htm#696339</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:53:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:696339</guid><dc:creator>rajkp</dc:creator><description>Dear Sir For your goodself, I have just received the promotion letter. I was shocked to see that there was only single promotion, whereas i am worth for double promotion. All our staff member are much furious with your act (as i am not going to distribute the sweet). It is definately going to be difficult you to enter in office. For my goodself, i have pacified our staff (by promising them a cocktail party)and now they are in control. Hope you will not repeat the mistake again. Also requested to attend the cocktail party. Thanks Yours only RAJ</description></item><item><title>Re: Thanks letter to boss after receiving promotion</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThanksLetterBossAfterReceiving-Promotion/5/bznjj/Post.htm#696314</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:25:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:696314</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>thank you very much to guide me regarding writing letter to my boss on promotion and i think its comprehensive and that would be much better if some more line are added in this letter.and also write cover letter after completed successful conference if posible  best wishes</description></item></channel></rss>