By Translation, Resume

Hello! I am a French translator, and I know that my cover letter needs revision, as this is the first time I apply in English and I am not at ease with idiomatic expressions. I would like to apply today, so if you can go over it as soon as possible, I would appreciate very much. Please do not...

.It is hard to give an opinion without knowing more about your situation. Are you an individual or a school? Are you trained in any methods now? What are your feelings about how people learn a foreign or second language? Why are you in this business?Those who teach well with a sole, specific...

Hi SaraI presume you are trying to translate the English into some other language. Good luck! My gut feeling is that the English you are trying to translate is poor a translation from some other language. That's going to make your job more difficult.

Sorry, NL888, but I have no idea at all what the word 'what' is supposed to mean or refer to in that title.Grammatically speaking, it's not a complete sentence -- which is OK for a title. However, I presume the title is a translation, and that the translator made a mistake with the...

Monalisatuan wrote: Dear teachers , I would appreciate it very much if you correct me if my translation is not correct: 1/ Christmas falls on Saturday , which is our day off , so we are entitled to (a) have /take Monday off in lieu.(b) have /take Monday off in lieu of...

Hi Grammar Geek, Thank you sou much for your comments, they are very helpful! Yes, they are indeed resume bullets (not sentences!) that are supposed to sum up the activities of the institute. Now, to answer your questions: 1. - test stands=a kind of tables endowed with various devices for...

Hi, For a little light relief, try this joke/riddle. If Livingstone's answer is DR.LIVINGSTONE I PRESUME, what was the question? Best wishes, Clive

And how could I forget one of the most famous "quotable quotes" using the word "presume" "Dr. Livingstone, I presume..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Livingstone

"'presume' implies that whatever is taken for granted is entitled to belief until disproved" What does this sentence mean. I just can not put my head around it.

Please / Let us note ( = be it observed) that the (literary? religious?) value of the original Bible is not the whole source of the (literary? cultural?) value of the English language (King James version?) of the Bible.I presume the writer is referring to the literary and cultural value of the...