http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aPunctuation+tag%3aNumbers+tag%3aUniversitiesSearch results for 'tag:Punctuation tag:Numbers tag:Universities' matching tags 'Punctuation', 'Numbers', and 'Universities'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/KindlyReveiwResumePost/vxhhz/post.htmWed, 15 Aug 2007 17:05:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:405013anonymousI was recently requested by a recruitment agency to provide them with my CV so they will be able to find me a job I have prepared this CV for that propose I highly appreciate if you review my CV and tell me about every kind of errors that I have made from the content to style even punctuation address grammar vocabulary use of capital letters and articles and every kind suggestion or whatever you think about it Many thanks again for your invaluable feedbacks and assistance SH O GH 175 between East 3 4 Ave Street Town City 654164 Country x 545 11431 s x gmal com SUMMARY A highly motivated determined and dedicated 29 year old general practitioner GP with practical work experience in conducting evidence based medicine during my 16th month compulsory national service when I was working as a GP in a health clinic handling most aspects of a GP responsibilities My appreciation for importance of evidence based medicine has led me to propose surveys and researches to gather appropriate data concerning most daily encountered medical problems My commitment to humanitarian activities and my professional obligations led to a two week voluntary work for Red Crescent during the very first days of catastrophic earthquake date when I experienced working with the least equipment and facilities during a natural disaster of massive number of casualties and lots of emergencies I spent two month of my internship and one month of my clerkship in a rural health clinic where I became familiar with the the country health system and policies in rural area while under supervision I was responsible for daily patient care and visits handling and updating patients records doing patients follow ups vaccination pregnancy and pediatric routine cares birth control consultation monitoring community health and addressing any health problem in the community I proposed a survey during this invaluable experience of my internship to find out the results of failure of patient for following up their routing visits especially for pregnant women and juvenile s which resulted in 23 percent increase in their attendance The rest of my internship was in a large medical center in city during which we were trained for conducting a wide array of medical skills in all medical disciplines I understand the value of research in medicine and have always been keen to conduct practical researches to solve some problems of community or bring new treatment to practice which could be noticed from my research background I have always been eager to connect my current knowledge to perpetual stream of new medical breakthroughs and practices through reading reputable medical journals however my research background makes me to be critical to new article and research papers form content and methodology perspective Playing Basketball has taught me the value of teamwork and to be more proficient in indispensable art of time management I studied medicine in and graduated from a medical school listed in both WHO and IMED directory of medical schools WORK EXPERIENCE Health Clinic city country 2006 Jun 2007 General Practitioner GP As a result of post graduation compulsory National Service I served in the above health clinic having the full responsibility of a GP handling primary health care issues emergency settings psychiatric cases and being responsible for executing comprehensive patient workout providing full medical and psychiatric consultation figuring out patients diagnostic and therapeutic plan including drug prescription requesting x rays and labs referring to higher centers and appropriate specialties My simultaneous enthusiasm for conducting evidence based medicine in all aspects of my practice and medical research resulted to my proposition of carrying out problem oriented surveys and local researches to promote comprehensive health care and patient management As the result we decided to undertake some preventive and educational measures to reduce the number of patients with low back pain knee pain depression peptic ulcer headache altogether by 19 percent within an eight month follow up of the targeted population I worked with three other doctors seven nurses and ten physician assistances also being responsible for monitoring nurses and assistances work coordinating personnel and scheduling night shifts Ministry of Health and Medical Education country June 2007 permanent medical Practice Certificate no 5683 Medical Council Country P O Box 358454 December 2005 M C no 3842 Ministry of Health and Medical Education Country December 2005 Temporary Medical Practice Certificate no 617 EDUCATION Name of University Branch Town City Country 23 September 1997 August 2005 Doctorate of Medicine MD Medicine Cum GPA 16 75 out of 20 00 Thesis association with Infection in pediatrics Grade 20 00 out of 20 00 Internship Name of Medical Center City Country 23 September 2003 25 August 2005 Clerkship Name of Medical Center City Country February 2001 September 2003 First National University Medical Congress October 2000 Internet Application in Medicine Workshop Name of Pre University Center Town City Country 1995 June 1996 Pre University Diploma Experimental Science Cum GPA 18 58 out of 20 00 Name of High School Town City Country 1993 June 1995 High School Diploma Experimental Science Cum GPA 18 39 out of 20 00 Researches X Club P O Box 454 Town City Country 2005 present Researcher no 23679 SKILLS Language IELTS Overall Band Score 7 5 Listening 8 0 Reading 8 5 Writing 7 0 Speaking 7 0 2007 TOEFL Paper Based Total Score 650 out of 675 Test of Written English 5 out of 6 2006 French Language Basic to Intermediate 12 month evening classes 2006 present Clinical Experienced in Evidence Based Clinical Practice IV line insertion injection IM injection Arterial Blood Gas ABG sampling Paracentesis Suturing Tracheal Intubation CPR Nasogastric tube insertion NGT Under supervision Lumbar Puncture Pleural Tap and Plastering Research Knowledgeable in research methodology Experienced with research proposition and proposals organization Teamwork conscious Computer Internet application in medicine SPSS statistical software Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Word Microsoft Power Point Microsoft Excel Microsoft Internet Explorer Mozila Firefox Norton Antivirus Kaspersky Antivirus Bitdefender Antivirus PCcillin Antivirus Familiar with Adobe Photoshop Adobe Acrobat Microsoft FrontPage Sports Proficient in playing Basketball Amateur Bodybuilding Experience Experience with training bodybuilders 5th National Universities Student Games Gold medal in Basketball summer 2000 Name of University intra university Basketball Games Bronze Medal winter 2001 Name of Youth Basketball Team won several medals nationally well known basket ball team 1993 1997 VOLUNTEER WORK Earthquake Town City Country Name of Red Crescent Organization 200 Two week voluntary work in earthquake stricken name of town Involved in on the field Triage Primary Medical Care and Services Providing Basic Treatments Assisting specialties in minor surgeries Handling with emergencies CPR Cooperation with Foreign Aide Groups and connecting them to Iranian health authorities and services HONORS and AWARDS 3rd National Medical Congress of Young Researchers Town City Country December 200 Best Article Award Moderate Physical Activity in Female Pre Internship Clinical Knowledge Examination Nationwide September 200 Above 99 percentile nationwide Ranked 3rd among University All branches Nationwide PERSONAL INTERESTS Playing Basketball from very young age has taught me to appreciate team work and self sacrifice and be well versed in time management Other interests Reading Table Tennis Foreign Languages world history and civilizations Internet Climbing Hiking Music Computer http://www.englishforums.com/English/ArgumentativePaper/vlcqk/post.htmSat, 07 Jul 2007 07:11:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:388987anonymousHello i am currently taking english class over the summer and having trouble with English paper since english is my second language as though i thought i wrote okay but the professor gave me a D for this paper i don t understand its english 101 class and got a D for unclearity and lack of explanations and he said i need polish my punctuation which i don t know what the hell it is also i am too wordy please guys help me to get an A here it is Even though its unfairness has been suggested from various points of views the standardized tests in the United States have been used for college admission for almost 100 years This problem causing standardized test the SAT is also known as Scholastic Aptitude Test The intended primary purpose of this test is to be a faculty instrument to predict the success of students in college Also the SAT is considered a measuring tool to gauge the level of students reading and mathematic comprehension Carl Brigham who developed the SAT as an intelligence test for the use in college admissions once had said the SAT testing system ignored factors such as schooling family background and familiarity with English Fleming According to this statement the SATs must be used as a fair source to test students because not only it affects college admission for students but also for equalities for all test takers Regarding the recent scholastic suggestions indicating the disadvantages that are followed by gender minority groups and misusage of the test materials the SAT should not be used as a strong determining factor for the college admission One of the factors that results disadvantage of the SAT is gender of the test takers It is universally known that the learning and problem approaching method significantly varies on gender The SAT test is disregarding these facts because both genders get the same tests and be tested on it Not surprisingly few private schools have accepted theses facts anaccepting only one gender students Based on the statistics from 270 000 students Dr Ken Rowe Australian Council for Educational Research found that both boys and girls performed between 15 and 22 percentile points higher on standardized tests when they went to single sexed high school Rowe This data proves that applying different teaching systems to different genders has led to better performance of students McCullough researcher at University of Wisconsin Stout also suggested that males are more intuitive indirect and abstract learners whereas females are more organized and analytical learners McCullough Therefore each gender requires different learning approach system And these characteristics in each gender should be carefully considered before giving out the tests and used as college admission In fact an article titled Underprediction of Female Performance from Standardized Knowledge Tests states that there is an inaccurate prediction on the females performance in their freshmen year in colleges It informs even though the females SAT scores are lower than males by about 34 points on each section the females have higher average grade points in their freshmen years of college Poole This suggests that the SAT is not well structured enough to address the differences in gender learning process to represent the performance of female students in colleges This male favoring biased test should be corrected for better precision in determining the performance level of students in colleges More specifically the questions on the SATs should be changed to more analytical and organized questions for females while questions where intuitive thinking is required should be given out to male Therefore by gender the test takers should get different SAT test in order to achieve its purpose Disadvantages of minority groups should also be considered as a factor of unfairness of SATs The minority African American Hispanic and Asian immigrants score significantly lower than white students Especially on the verbal section on the SAT which tests college level vocabulary and reading comprehension This section of the SATs is more disadvantageous for students whose English is not their first language Also The National Center for Fair amp Open Testing found that even for bilingual students whose first language was English the SAT inaccurately predicted college performance FairTest Although there is a replacement test for verbal section called TOEFL which stands for Test of English as a Foreign Language It does not entirely compensate the verbal section and represent the performance of the students The TOEFL also refers as English proficiency test does not test college level of vocabulary and reading level but it tests students capability of learning English Therefore with TOEFL the performance of high school students further in college can not be predicted and used Moreover it costs about 4 to 5 times more than the SATs which causes to minimize the test attempts and this factor also can not be ignored from the unfairness of the SAT Also the Rigidity usage of the SAT for college admission will automatically result in accepting less minority freshman classes FairTest Everson and Michna professors at Columbia University have proposed that the family income influences on the score of the SATs On the data titled as Observed Relationship between Family Income amp SAT Scores indicates the proportioned relationship between the family income and the SAT scores of students It also suggests that the SAT score of the child depends on the race of the family and interestingly the race of the family also correlates with the family income In that data a student from a white family with an income above 70 000 would score above 1008 points on the SATs and a child from an African American with an income of lower than 10 000 would score below 675 points on the SATs Everson and Michna This statistic implies that the income of the parents directly affects the SAT scores of their children rather than their intellect Since the income and class of the parents is usually determined by the educational level of parents this could be interpreted as the SAT is designed and favors the students with highly educated parents Therefore based on the statistics the SAT has preferential of certain ethnic race and higher income and educational level of parents In addition to those disadvantages the SAT prep courses or materials are misused in various ways which violate the intended purpose of the SAT Even though most colleges say that the college does not have specific cut off lines of SAT scores for accepting students there are an increasing number of students who are studying for the SATs only for higher scores This is resulted from the common misconception from people that the comparative schools only accept the higher SAT scores and reject lower SAT scores FairTest McEntire a researcher had proposed a flaw of the SATs because 2 to 3 months of quick preparation of the SAT will significantly raise the scores Therefore those scores lack the relevance of the prediction of the students performance in colleges Numerous test preparation materials are now on every book stores and even certain institutions are built solely in order to teach SATs Even if the costs are up to 800 1000 parents are promoting students to attend SAT prep course McEntire The Flaws along with illegal act upon taking SATs are abused globally and this factor should be modified for a fair test The following problem is time related disadvantages considering the fact that the SATs are given out to the students at the same time world widely Therefore students who took the test earlier in the one side of the earth provide information by posting the answers and discussing the problems on a certain website This will give time differences for those who live in the other side of the earth and give pre exposure to the test before taking the test Not only this action is illegal and politically improper but also raises the questions on the fairness of the SAT Another abuse of the SAT can be suggested from the unjust time management Because of the fact that the SAT also tests students time distributions for each problem the SATs are should be taken in strict given time Collegeboard But few articles have reported the problems that were related to poor time management that results in giving extra times for students Allen a writer for home schooling has proposed that the extra amount of time while taking SAT will improve the scores which disobey the purpose of the SAT Allen These time related problems could be fixed by producing variety version of the tests and also that test can be taken on computers which eliminate such disadvantageous factors Junior and Senior high school students are frantically studying to memorize SAT words and practice how quickly to apply mathematical theorems to the problems Most upper classmen high school students undergo these rituals even though the SATs contain various flaws and unfairness factors Regarding to previous discussions those flaws are not appropriate enough to represent the potentials and abilities of students performance in their freshmen years in colleges Even Testmakers acknowledge that high school grade point average or class rank is the best predictors of first year grades despite the huge variation among high schools and courses FairTest Furthermore the SATs should not be used as a definitive source for college admission It s urgent for colleges to raise another valid standardized test which will eliminate such disadvantages and flaws Such as for colleges not requiring the SAT scores from the students who falls in to top 20 percent could be a solution And less concentration on the SAT scores but put more weight on accepting students regarding their other curriculum such as leadership activities honor or awards and GPAs would be an another solution The current SAT materials are not apt to measure the students abilities of performance with those unfairness and disadvantages factors Moreover the SAT seemed it had lost its primary purpose of predicting the performance of the students and what it actually stands for as Scholastic Aptitude Test thanks for reading this far but i am that frustrated for having freaking D you can email me with your revised version to wkawk2416 hotmail com or leave comments feel free to correct syntax grammarical errors thanks http://www.englishforums.com/English/CheckEssayEnglishPlzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz/vhnwx/post.htm#372382Wed, 30 May 2007 00:57:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:372382feebs11 Ghai_prince13 wrote 14 1 topic 14 1 To you there have arrived friends from other city Some friends have come to stay with you Simultaneously your close friend invites you to go together with it on rest for some days 1 Explain to it You do not use it to refer to a person a situation why you cannot accept its invitation 2 Will invite it to spend this time together with you and your friends 3 Tell to it about those places which you gather to show the friends in your native city My cousins are coming from Russia They will to stay with us But my invited ask me You asked me had invited me to go to the taj mahal proper name and to do some shopping but I cannot accept this invitation We you should say who is going will go around delhi proper name We will go to some interest places One of the most beautiful ancient buildings is the red fort proper name it s beautifully built with red marbles it was made by the mughals proper name who ruled India In Delhi you also find a number of temples the most beautiful of which is the lotus temple proper name which is of the shape of a lotus Also there are lots museum which tells you about the ancient India like the national museum proper name There are also many universities and educational institution in Delhi I think that it will be cool if you will joined us And I think my cousin love it and would like to here again and again Proper names must be spelled with capital letters Always put one space after punctuation Always capitalize I 7 3 topic Write the compressed instruction on the rules of safe behavior in the street and in public places Al of us know the rules of traffic lights red for stop green for go yellow to not forget ready amber for get ready You should always cross the road on a zebra crossing or at a nearby red light once other people have already started crossing the street You look both ways before crossing Babies should ride in rearing facing child seats until they are at least one year old Wear your safety belt Low Slow down when you follow the speed limit Obey all the traffic rules and regulations for your safety http://www.englishforums.com/English/BritishVersusAmericanExpressions/4/vzjrp/Post.htm#361265Sun, 06 May 2007 21:43:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:361265lil' ruby roseNote bill money notecase wallet obsolete In BrE men carry a wallet ladies carry a purse in their handbagnoughts and crosses tic tac toe number plate license plate both now used in BrEoblique slash punctuation obsoleteon cost overhead expense obsoleteopen university extension courses distance education outfitter clothing store virtually obsolete Gentlemen s outfitter is rarely used to describe an old fashioned kind of men s clothing shop pack of cards deck of cards page hotel bell boy obsolete Bell boy used in BrE nowpants underwear paper handkerchief tissue obsolete Tissue used in BrE Although the brand Kleenex is sold in the UK we don t refer to a tissue as a Kleenex as I have heard in the US Pass out graduate obsolete Pass out only used for military graduations in BrEpatience solitaire both used in BrEpavement sidewalk peep bo peek a booPeg clothespin perspex Plexigla petrol gas gasolinepickled cucumbers pickles obsolete In BrE gherkin used for what Americans call pickle British pickle is a tangy kind of relish chutney often used to make cheese sandwiches pictures movies piece tin lunch box obsolete drunk pleader lawyer attorney obsolete The UK justice system divides lawyers who work in the courtroom barristers from those who work outside the courtroom solicitors ponce pimp old fashioned 1950 s slang pop round come by porridge oatmeal Post mail Post free postpaid More commonly Freepost or Pre paid in BrE now postcode zip code postoffice directory telephone directory obsolete Usually phone book or occasionally phone directory power cut power failure preggers pregnant old fashioned slang press man journalist reporter obsolete Journalist or reported used in BrE nowprivate address home address obsoleteprofessor conductor orchestra obsolete Conductor used in BrE and has been for generations programme show proofed waterproofed obsolete Pub bar saloonPunt gamble means kick or skip in American purse pocketbook pylon utility pole queue line Quit behave Quit is not usually used to mean behave in BrE If anything it s the other way round more likely to be used in AmE in my understanding radiogram stereo Obsolete by about 50 years ramble walk stroll Rate tax Read out read aloud both used in BrE reader s ticket library card obsoleteready steady go ready set go recap Retread reckoning machine cash register obsolete More usually called the till in BrErecorded delivery Return receipt requested certified registered mail remould Retread return ticket round trip ticket reverse charge collect call ring pull a can s tab ring up Call roll neck turtle neck round sandwich obsoleteRoup auction either regional slang or so obsolete that I ve never ever encountered this word beforerubber eraser means condom in American rubbish bin trash can Rug Blanket not the same thing A rug goes on the floor a blanket goes on the bed running knot slip knot virtually obsolete in BrE Slip knot more often used if at all rusticated suspended punishment obsolete slangsalt beef corned beef obsolete Corned beef used in BrE different from American salt beef which can sometimes be found in delis here in the UKsalt pot salt shaker sandpit Sandbox scent Perfume old fashioned Perfume more often used in BrE these daysscrape butter or margarine thinly spread scurf Dandruff obsolete Dandruff used in BrEself drive car rental car Obsolete Hire car more often used in BrE sometimes rental carsemi detached house Duplex service lift dumbwaiter They mean different things in BrE these days serviette Napkin Shop gazing window shopping browsing Shop gazing never used in BrE Both window shopping from the outside and browsing inside the shop are current in BrE side billiards English this term unknown to me but billiards has largely been supplanted by snooker and pool in the UKsilencer vehicles Muffler silent number unlisted number obsolete Ex diretory now used in BrEsingle ticket one way ticket singlet T shirt obsolete since the 1960 s T shirt commonly used in BrE six over six 20 20 vision obsolete Slide barrette hair Slip men s underwear means women s undergarments in American obsolete It s a pretty old fashioned word for a women s petticoat in BrE these days smart well dressed means clever in American snowslip Avalanche obsolete Avalanche used in BrEspanner Wrench spatula tongue depressor In hospitals tongue depressor more often used in BrE A spatula usually means a kind of kitchen utensil these days spirits alcohol liquor brandy whiskey spool cassette tape reel roll all of these terms are becoming obsolete in this new media age squails tiddlywinks obsolete Tiddly winks is used in BrE though the game has been out of fashion for decades squib firecracker stance taxi stand obsolete Taxi rank used in BrEStop late stay late stop meaning stay now rarely used in BrE More common in north of UK Stop open stay open virtually obsoletestrapping Bandages obsoletesubject Citizen they mean different things in BrE We stopped being British Subjects in the 1980s and became British Citizens suction cleaner vacuum cleaner obsolete The brand name hoover is used in the UK to describe the object and the activitysugar soap paint remover sun filter cream sun screen lotion obsolete Sun tan lotion or sunscreen used in BrEsurgery doctor s office means operating room in American surname last name family name suspenders Garters sweater Sweatshirt now mean different things in BrE Sweater is used in AmE where jumper is used in BrE to mean a woollen top sweet oil olive oil obsolete Olive oil used in BrEsweeties sweets Candy swiss bun Danish obsolete Danish or Danish pastry used in BrEswiss roll jelly roll Swot study hard cram Table a proposal discuss a proposal opposite of American meaning Tabling a proposal no longer current in everyday English except in Parliament where a motion is tabled a prospective law is put on the agenda for discussion tablets pills medicine Take a decision make a decision both used in BrETake with take out to go fast food restaurant Incorrect Only take away is used in BrETake away carry out fast food restaurant Tap Faucet taxi rank taxi stand telephonist telephone operator obsoleteTelly television TV pronounced tee vee Tick check mark tights Pantyhose timeous timous early timely obsoleteTin Can tinkle telephone call means urinate in American very old fashioned slang You might still hear give us a bell in BrE meaning telephone me to time on time obsolete Running on time used in BrEtoothful Sip obsoletetorch Flashlight Tot add calculate a total touch wood knock on wood tower block Skyscraper These have come to mean different things in BrE A skyscraper is considerably taller than a tower block Town centre Downtown tradesman StorekeeperTram trolley streetcar obsolete In cities where this system still operates it s called the tram treacle Molasses treacle sponge Gingerbread different things in BrE trolley shopping cart trousers Pants trunk call toll call long distance call obsolete Long distance call used in BrETube of candy roll of candy Candy is not used in BrE We generally have a packet of sweets even where the sweets are in a roll shape for example a packet of Fruit Pastilles The exception is Smarties which are sold in a cardboard tube Tube station subway station tunny tuna fish obsolete Tuna used in BrETurn off discharge fire obsoleteTurn out a room thoroughly clean a room obsoleteunderground Subway they mean different things in BrE The Underground or Tube is the underground railway system A subway is a pedestrian tunnel built under a busy road unmade track dirt road more often dirt track in BrE nowvacuum flask thermos bottle more usually a Thermos or just a flask in BrEVest T shirt undershirt victualler Innkeeper obsolete The person who runs a pub is a landlord waist coat Vest Written as one word in BrE now waistcoatWall safe food cupboard or cabinet in the kitchen obsolete Kitchen cabinet or cupboard used in BrE water ice Sherbet obsolete Closest we would have in the UK these days would be sorbet white coffee coffee with cream whole time full time largely obsolete A person would describe their working pattern as full time or part time in BrEWind cheater Windbreaker A wind cheater is an old fashioned word for a light plastic jacket in the UK A windbreaker is more often used for the fabric screen families put up on cold and windy British beaches to get shelter from the wind windscreen Windshield wire wool steel wool both are used in BrEzed the letter zee z Obviously I m only looking at these from a British English perspective There may well be cases where both are used in the UK but an AmE user might not understand one of the terms immediately http://www.englishforums.com/English/BritishVersusAmericanExpressions/xbdl/post.htm#69133Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:19:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:69133seyfihoca British English American English Adopt nominate air hostess flight attendant bad form bad manners Bedsitter studio apartment Bellpush doorbell Bill check restaurant payments invoice Billion trillion bin liner trash bag Biscuit cracker cookie Blower telephone Bonnet hood of a car Boot trunk of a car boot sale garage sale Braces suspenders Bundle package Bursary financial aid scholarship Buttered eggs scrambled eggs call box telephone booth came away went away left car smash car crash Cashier dishonorable discharge Casualty hospital emergency room cat mint catnip Cha tea chambers law offices chemist shop drug store child minder baby sitter Chips French fries Chit memo or voucher Cinema movies movie theater Climber vine ivy clocked in checked in Closet conference room Coach bus cold store freezer consultant department head Copper cop officer Cotton thread Crisps potato chips Cutting clipping e g from a newspaper Dash tip gratuity dinner jacket tux tuxedo double bend S curve Draughts checkers game drawing pin thumb tack driving wheel steering wheel Dummy baby s pacifier dust bin garbage can trash can engaged telephone busy signal line is busy engagement appointment estate car station wagon Extension lead extension cord electric facia pocket glove compartment Factor agent Faculty department fairy cake cup cake Fen marsh fill in fill up complete fill out Film movie fir apple pine cone fitted carpet wall to wall carpeting abbreviated w w Flagstaff flagpole Flashers turn signals Flat apartment Flex electric cord Float petty cash Flyover overpass Flyscreen window screen Fondle handle touch football rugby soccer footway sidewalk fortnight two weeks Fount font typeface franking machine postage meter free phone toll free Frisson shiver full age legal age full stop period Fused burnt out gangway aisle Gaol jail gear box transmission gear lever gear shift geyser water heater Ginnel alley Glass mirror goggle box boob tube good few good many large number grammar school high school Griff news ground floor first floor Gum glue or paste gum boots rubber boots hair wash shampoo handbag purse hard lines bad luck headlamps headlights headmaster principal held up delayed held up means robbed in American Hide leather hooter horn ice lolly Popsicle in built built in infant s school kindergarten interval intermission invalid chair wheel chair ironmonger hardware store Jam jelly Jelly Jell O gelatin jotter notebook Jug pitcher key money security deposit knickers panties knock up waken or rouse means impregnate in American laddering my tights a run in my stocking ladybird ladybug Lag insulation lead dogs leash lead electric cord wire lending library public library lettings apartments for rent library ticket library card Lift elevator loads lift freight elevator lollipop lady crossing guard Long case clock grandfather clock Loose covers slipcovers Lorry truck m and r um and er hem and haw macintosh raincoat mack raincoat Mad insane means angry in American made redundant laid off maize corn maize cob corn on the cob marrow squash match game mean stingy means test need analysis mend repair metalled road paved road midden garbage dump milliard billion minced meat ground beef moggy cat kitty monkey nuts peanuts motor spirits fuel gas gasoline muesli granola nappies diapers Nose to tail bumper to bumper Note bill money notecase wallet noughts and crosses tic tac toe number plate license plate oblique slash punctuation on cost overhead expense open university extension courses distance education outfitter clothing store pack of cards deck of cards page hotel bell boy pants underwear paper handkerchief tissue Pass out graduate patience solitaire pavement sidewalk peep bo peek a boo Peg clothespin perspex Plexigla petrol gas gasoline pickled cucumbers pickles pictures movies piece tin lunch box pissed drunk pleader lawyer attorney ponce pimp pop round come by porridge oatmeal Post mail Post free postpaid postcode zip code postoffice directory telephone directory power cut power failure preggers pregnant press man journalist reporter private address home address professor conductor orchestra programme show proofed waterproofed Pub bar saloon Punt gamble means kick or skip in American purse pocketbook pylon utility pole queue line Quit behave radiogram stereo ramble walk stroll Rate tax Read out read aloud reader s ticket library card ready steady go ready set go recap Retread reckoning machine cash register recorded delivery Return receipt requested certified registered mail remould Retread return ticket round trip ticket reverse charge collect call ring pull a can s tab ring up Call roll neck turtle neck round sandwich Roup auction rubber eraser means condom in American rubbish bin trash can Rug Blanket running knot slip knot rusticated suspended punishment salt beef corned beef salt pot salt shaker sandpit Sandbox scent Perfume scrape butter or margarine thinly spread scurf Dandruff self drive car rental car semi detached house Duplex service lift dumbwaiter serviette Napkin Shop gazing window shopping browsing side billiards English silencer vehicles Muffler silent number unlisted number single ticket one way ticket singlet T shirt six over six 20 20 vision Slide barrette hair Slip men s underwear means women s undergarments in American smart well dressed means clever in American snowslip Avalanche spanner Wrench spatula tongue depressor spirits alcohol liquor brandy whiskey spool cassette tape reel roll squails tiddlywinks squib firecracker stance taxi stand Stop late stay late Stop open stay open strapping Bandages subject Citizen suction cleaner vacuum cleaner sugar soap paint remover sun filter cream sun screen lotion surgery doctor s office means operating room in American surname last name family name suspenders Garters sweater Sweatshirt sweet oil olive oil sweeties sweets Candy swiss bun Danish swiss roll jelly roll Swot study hard cram Table a proposal discuss a proposal opposite of American meaning tablets pills medicine Take a decision make a decision Take with take out to go fast food restaurant Take away carry out fast food restaurant Tap Faucet taxi rank taxi stand telephonist telephone operator Telly television TV pronounced tee vee Tick check mark tights Pantyhose timeous timous early timely Tin Can tinkle telephone call means urinate in American to time on time toothful Sip torch Flashlight Tot add calculate a total touch wood knock on wood tower block Skyscraper Town centre Downtown tradesman Storekeeper Tram trolley streetcar treacle Molasses treacle sponge Gingerbread trolley shopping cart trousers Pants trunk call toll call long distance call Tube of candy roll of candy Tube station subway station tunny tuna fish Turn off discharge fire Turn out a room thoroughly clean a room underground Subway unmade track dirt road vacuum flask thermos bottle Vest T shirt undershirt victualler Innkeeper waist coat Vest Wall safe food cupboard or cabinet in the kitchen water ice Sherbet white coffee coffee with cream whole time full time Wind cheater Windbreaker windscreen Windshield wire wool steel wool zed the letter zee z many thanks to Bora http://www.englishforums.com/English/INeedHelpWithAPaperPlease/mzvd/post.htmThu, 09 Dec 2004 17:52:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:60472bluestonebasHi All I was hoping that I could get a few comments on my last paper for the semester I am obviously not a gifted writer Punctuation and stupid spelling mistakes seem to always hurt me It is very long to me but perhaps not to long for many Scott To Whom This May Concern I m writing to you because I have noticed while setting up my upcoming classes that the languages available to students are limited to say the least In particular I would like you to change your stance on sign language After talking to my adviser I m under the understanding that sign language will not be offered here in the near future I m hoping that after you read my proposal that you will be able to identify with the need of offering it and implement the availability of this language to all In order to explain to you the importance of this valuable language please consider the following scenario I would like you to mentally place yourself in New York City Now imagine walking into Chinatown You go into a butcher shop to get your favorite cut of meat however your English speaking Chinese friend is not there today because he is sick You notice that the person behind the counter is new here you have no idea who he is and he likewise has no idea who you are You try to explain what it is you want but he continually looks at you with a blank face After a short time of listening to you he speaks however it is not something you understand but most likely Chinese For the next few minutes you try wholeheartedly to get your order across to him to no avail You tried everything that you could think of pointing gesturing and even trying to draw a picture You dejectedly resolve that you are just going to have to wait until your friend gets better Fortunately though since this is not an emergency you are able to go somewhere else for the cut of meat As you leave though you are disappointed aggravated and mumbling to yourself that is ridiculous Ok what is the point of this fictional trip To make you think and realize just how frustrating it is to not be able to communicate with someone properly even when you can speak Now I would like you to think how much harder and how much more annoying it would be if you were unable to speak or hear at all This truly would be rather trying In today s advanced society where the ease of communication allows all to move forward we would hope that colleges would be able to locate and provide the skills needed to properly acclimate their prodigies for success in their upcoming careers One of those invaluable skills that you do not offer and thus inhibits one s ability is sign language With the prevalence of disorders where sign language is vital like hearing impairments autism mental and developmental disabilities growing rapidly I m curious as to why a language like this is not available There are many fields that people work in where sign language would be a vital skill that would allow them to complete there job more effectively A few of the fields that people would benefit immensely from being taught sign language are Deaf Interpreter Speech Pathology Nursing Linguistics Communication Arts and Education With the recent push to integrate children with special needs into typical classrooms students trying to get their major in education are the obvious favorite for adding a course in sign language When I first decided to write you with my concerns I decided that I needed to search for the colleges that accepted it as the required foreign language A few of the many that have broken through what to some seems to be like the Berlin wall and have been able to accommodate this linguistic art as a foreign language are as follows Purdue University Brigham Young University The State University of New York California State University as well as The University of Florida Canady After looking into this a little more I was amazed at the financial bonuses of offering this language I realize that money isn t everything but it does impress the majority of people in charge To prove this point I would like to draw your attention to Purdue University In 1997 they offered eight sections for this course but perhaps that was too little of a number they could have filled many more Purdue The university was forced to turn down an estimated four hundred students who were eager to take this class Purdue Just out of curiosity I was wondering when was the last time that Penn State filled eight sections for a course and still had to turn down that many willing students The percentage of students who want to take this language is sky rocketing Purdue With tuition being well over ten thousand dollars a year the financial gains for having the availability of such a highly sought after language is mind boggling Considering that Public School Districts are now teaching this to pre college students imagine the need for the continuation of this language in colleges Even my five year old son is being taught the basics for sign language With colleges forcing their students to take and get credits for courses entitled Arts and Humanities why not allow the students to take a course that truly would teach them an art Why not let them take a course that would truly broaden there horizons and teach them the compassion and respect needed to excel in today s world If you as well as other colleges truly want to have well rounded well adjusted individual like most claim offer a course that can give them the means to do that I again would like you to put yourself into someone else s shoes Please imagine being a child who has been injured significantly in a car accident you are confused disoriented and in obvious distress You are not sure what has happened but as you look around you see people grabbing this and using that while hovering around your parents abnormally still bodies Now the doctor walks into the examining room where you are being deaf you have a nature learned ability to read facial expressions you can see that something just isn t right He starts talking to you but you have no idea because you are not looking at him your eyes continue to search for your parents When he finally gathers your attention you look at his lips however they are moving to fast you are unable to focus well through the tear filled eyes You try hard to read his lips you squint to remove the excess tears but you still can t decipher the movements of his lips Can you imagine how scared you would be How helpless and alone you would feel sitting on the gurney Ok that is enough of being the child and I believe you get the point Now let s be the doctor or even the nurse who has to care for this child You walk into the room to find a child covered in blood scared confused and in obvious pain and discomfort You sit down next to him to ask the obvious questions Where does it hurt the most Do you now where you re at What is your name How old are you You then try to explain to him that his parents had died in the accident Then it finally hits you the reason he is not responding is that he can t hear you You were able to get his attention but with each breath out of your mouth you noticed that nothing changed he still gave you no response You notice that the fear in his eyes is becoming insurmountable on his small weary body the color of his skin is becoming cyanotic What would you do How would you feel I have a feeling that you would probably become irritated with the communication gap You would no doubt try to find someone that could help close the gap so as to communicate readily Though he would probably not die from not being able to communicate well with you he could be injured further by you from things like administering a drug to him that he is allergic to Well I m glad that I wouldn t be that doctor would you agree Now let s think about how much easier life could have been able to learn sign language in college You could have asked him asked him the important questions you could have told him about his parents you could have done your job in a way that was a lot more productive You truly could have saved his life or if not to that large extent you could have at least been able to comfort him and get him to relax which in turn could have saved his life If his condition wasn t life threatening or as serious as the illustration you could have still at least lowered your stress level Ok you probably would not come across a deaf child with a high need like that example everyday But it is very possible that with the increasing numbers of people using sign language that the students who graduate from this school will come across a hearing impaired person in their life time There ability to sign proficiently would be a great asset a skill that would help provide them with the ever changing needs of society I understand that trying to look into the future and decipher the skills that will be needed is hard and I don t envy you However by now you should be able to look at the schools that are offering this and take the necessary steps needed to make this change that is overdue One of the reasons that some use to block sign languages promotion as a foreign language is that they are scared that people will not take the more traditional foreign languages Wilcox Though this maybe a valid reason to some it is not to Mr Wilcox an associate professor at the University of New Mexico He stated that evidence shows this to be not only untrue but precisely the opposite Wilcox He states that more students who take sign language end up taking other more traditional languages also Of the majors that people take where they are entered into this program like healthcare and education more business majors are adding this to their list of classes You may ask why would they do that It is actually a very easy answer when you consider that they have money and they need most of the things we do and a few others So I will again ask you why this is not allowed as a foreign language and beg you to allow the change The need for this skill in society today is immense There are a large number of individuals that would benefit from this invaluable skill in their selected field As was explained earlier the people with hearing impairments are growing everyday Perhaps you will change your mind for the obvious financial benefits to the college if I can t convince you to allow it because of the practical and ever growing need for it If Penn State does note change their stance on this I am afraid that it will be left behind and have to struggle to return to its glory The colleges that offer these programs as a foreign language will be the ones that will benefit the most because students may start attending other colleges that may be better able to equip them for the future It would certainly be a shame if such an esteemed and valued learning institution like Penn State had to pick from the remnants of students I would have to say that a great school like Penn State will always try to recruit the best and brightest prospects to represent them My hopes are that they will always be able to attain and retain them Sincerely Scott http://www.englishforums.com/English/PunctuationTrainingSoftware/hgpjg/post.htmWed, 03 Nov 2004 15:01:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:618619dave laneFor those involved in English teaching and others interested in learning about punctuation Punctuate Plus Windows 9x 2000 XP Punctuate Plus offers a range of exercises designed to teach and practise punctuation skills All of the presented sentences may be heard by using the included text speech system as may the 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