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Re: hyphen?

Mister Micawber — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:57:57 GMT

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1. the genitive-equals-possessive misunderstanding -- Yes
2. the University of Florida curriculum designer -- Yes

But what about these?-- These are hard to deal with, since the adjective cluster has been extended unnaturally. I suggest:
Afternoon return buses back to Seoul
Early morning departures back to Seoul

Re: hyphen?

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:46:21 GMT

Thank you very much.

I think these two are properly punctuated:
1. the genitive-equals-possessive misunderstanding
2. the University of *** curriculum designer -- no hyphen since "University of ***" is a proper name and linking with hyphens woud be inappropriate, if not wrong.
But what about these?
Afternoon return bus rides back to Seoul
Early morning departure rides back to Seoul

Re: Please i would be happy if someone will check my letter and find mistakes,,

RayH — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:27:16 GMT

For what they're worth here are my comments.

Dear Sir/Madame, I am writing ~~in order~~ to apply for the International relations and Diplomacy master program at your University. I am currently studying ~~International Relations~~ at the ~~University of International relations and world languages at after Ablay khan~~ Ablay Khan University of International Relations and World Languages in Almaty, Kazakhstan . My major is International relations. I will graduate with my "Diplom" degree in June 2008. To deepen my knowledge and to specialize in the field of International Relations I intend to obtain a do my Master of Business degree. During my summer studies at the Cankaya University in Ankara, Turkey I have ~~already~~ gained some theoretical background in ~~about~~ international relations, for example in the courses âTheory of International relations " and or "American Foreign Policy". My career goal is to work in an international organization where this Master degree would be helpful. I am interested in traveling and getting to know different cultures and people from various countries around the world. I am looking forward to ~~receiving~~ the opportunity to study at your university and to make a great contribution to the fields of international relations and diplomacy ~~community~~. Thank you very much for your consideration. Yours Sincerely,ZD

Some additional comments:
You have several unnecessary spaces scattered throughout your letter.
Do you mean "Diplom" or diploma? If it's diploma then degree is redundant.
In American institutions a "master's degree" is written as possessive. This may or may not be the case in other countries, you're the expert on this.
There is no need to state your field of study twice. "studying International Relations" and "my major is International Relations"
Your capitalization is inconsistent. Unless the institution uses unusual capitalization it's entire name as well as the courses of study should be capitalized.
Something isn't right about this sentence: "I am currently studying ~~International Relations~~ at the University of International relations and world languages at ~~after~~ Ablay khan in Almaty, Kazakhstan ."
Presumably "Almaty" is a city in Kazakhstan so what is "Ablay khan"? OK, I've just done some Googling and it looks like the full name of the institution you are referring to is "Ablay Khan University of International Relations and World Languages". You should just say that in your letter as (further) indicated by my edits.

Re: He insisted on my/me singing a song.

Cool Breeze — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:31:40 GMT

Grammar Geek wrote:
Singing is a gerund, a noun, so it takes the possessive my.

This is rather peculiar, I think. I have encountered the same thing on these forums many times. Native speakers say: "A gerund is a noun." Do they teach it that way in American schools and universities? Grammatical terminology varies greatly from country to country but I have yet to meet a grammarian who says a noun can have an object:

I insisted on his speaking English.

Furthermore, all nouns can have an adjectival attribute; in other words, we can put an adjective before them:

He likes old books.
Merry old England fascinates me.
Little Mary wanted to go out.
Useful information was given to everybody.

So, if gerunds are full-fledged nouns, the following is correct:

Correct speaking English is easy.

Few consider it correct. A gerund is neither a noun nor a verb; it's a cross between them. It has some qualities characteristic of nouns and some that are characteristic of verbs. It resembles a verb in that it can take an object, for instance.

Therefore, "I insist on him speaking English" and "I insist on his speaking English" are equally grammatical. In the first sentence, him is used due to the influence of the preposition on, which is normal English grammar. In the second sentence his is used because speaking is a noun to an extent, even though it's not a complete noun. It has long been customary to consider possessive forms (my, his, our) of personal pronouns better than the object forms (me, him, us) as subjects of a gerund. It also used to be common to consider the basic or common form of other words better in this position:

I insist on John Smith speaking English. (Also: John Smith's)
I insist on everybody speaking English. (Rarely: everybody's)

In the past 30 or so years I have noticed a tendency in American magazines and newspapers to prefer the genitive even in cases where it sounds and looks ludicrous. I assume this can be ascribed to rising standards in education. Nevertheless, there has never been a grammatical justification to consider one of the alternatives better. The tendency to consider the possessive form the better seems to me to stem from grammatical ignorance rather than a good knowledge of it. There is no grammatical or historical justification for preferring either form.

Cheers
CB

Re: College Application Essay In Need Of Serious Help(I BEG THAT YOU WILL HELP)

Grammar Geek — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:52:52 GMT

Hi Collegebound,

Welcome to the forums. Overall, you have a good essay. Stop worrying about your paragraphs. However, I 'm not sure what the topic was that Wisconsin asked for. Where did you put it?

As vice president of my Catholic schoolâs multi-cultural student union, I have learned, first hand, the great things diversity can bring to a school and the many things that can be accomplished with you can also use "through" here determination, organization, and leadership.

For the first two years I was involved in the multi-cultural student union, there was no clear initiative. We had one or two teachers monitoring our âprogressâ and not enough people attending monthly meetings. We were pretty much getting nowhere and everyone was fully aware of it. I was tired of wasting my time coming to the meetings and not getting anything accomplished. It was at that moment you talk about "two years" but you say "at that moment." So you need to tell us more about what "that moment" was. that I took a decisive move. I sat down with a fellow member; we elaborated pick a different word here on ways to develop the union, organized officer positions, and developed a set theme on which the union would forever be based on: incorporating our Catholic faith into our endeavors. This sentence gets quite long with your semi-colon before and then the colon. Both are used correctly, but you may want to think about how you could break this into two sentences. This would be the only way we would gain any respect and recognition from the rest of the community Which community? Your school?. With a more organized platform and determined leaders, we ~~had finally~~ established a foundation on which we would soon expand.

In only a yearâs time, I helped bring many of the minority students together, planned day trips that gave us time to learn about each others possessive - you need a ' different cultures, had the opportunity to hear people speak about the many obstacles they have faced just for being different, and have you changed tense here met with local universities that have given me tips on how to maintain our efforts for years to come. While I feel that I have helped set up a solid foundation for the union, I know there is still a lot to be done. My final project for the union is to work with my schools possessive - you need a ' admissions office on ways to not only increase the percentage of minority students, but also come up with ways for the academic advisors help them to excel in the most challenging courses. I feel that this dream is obtainable considering all that Iâve achieved already. You may want to use we here instead of I

Through the multi-cultural student union, I have learned how to work and cooperate with people of different cultures, I have lost a lot of my previous stereotypes, and have learned perhaps developed a lot values that will carry me into my adult life You will carry the values; they won't carry you. The biggest lesson I learned through the union, though, is good leadership skills can carry you've just used "carry" so change one of them you a long way. Before the union existed, we ~~the~~ minorities were just individuals representing our different nationalities, but when we came together with a common goal and with good leadership, we accomplished things that people never expected. I have never ~~in such a way~~ seen my leadership and organization skills exemplify exemplify what? in such a remarkable way. This is starting to sound a little "braggy." I'd leave this last one out. My accomplishments have given me the confidence to tackle anything that might have seemed too challenging before this experience -- this is just a suggestion. I know that if given the opportunity to attend the University of Wisconsin, I can enhance a lot of students possesive again learning experience by introducing them to principles that I was fortunate enough to discover. I feel like you kind of fizzle out here. What about saying instead that if you attend UW, you will look for other opportunties to apply what you ahve learned to improve your college own experience and the experience of others, or something like that?

Good luck!

Re: Help me, please (to pass my exams)

Grammar Geek — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:24:31 GMT

1) Why did you decide to enter Donetsk Technical University and not Kiev Pedagogical or Kiev Technical University? What is your answer here?

2) Do you really want to acquire this profession or you expect your future occupation not to be connected with your specialization?

Astion for me I'm going to acquire any profession useful in some way or other. The key condition (is it appropriate using of these words, or not?) is that I should study in a budget department (the same question). I choose (or "decided to enter") Donetsk Technical University because of it's close location and the fact that my father graduated from it and advised me to study there too.

I think that if you are looking to be accepted into a university, it is not wise to say "I don't really want to study here, but it's close by." There are other things you can say. Like "I honestly don't know what my ultimate profession will be, but I know that I will learn many things that Donetsk that will help me in whatever I do. My fathr graduated from this university and has advised me that I will get a good education that will help me in whatever field I ultimately end up in." Something like that.

3) Regardless of anything it'll be very useful for me to learn more about Great Britain, it's traditions, and to speak english with englismen. How about "In addition to the curriculum, it will bebe very useful for me to learn more about the United Kingdom and its traditions and to have the opportunity to speak with native English speakers. (Note well: it's means it is, while its is the possessive.)

4) We invite you to take part in the mathematics study group session which will be devoted to the using (may "the problem of using" be more favorable here) of derative and nantiderative in mathematics and it's practical meaning in other sciences by the example of physics. The session will take place in the chemistry room on Monday at 15.00. What do you want to correct here? "devoted to the use of ..." and its. I don't know what natiderative is - do you mean anti instead of nati?

Re: need help with corrections and modifications in my CoverLetter ...thank

Feebs11 — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:03:00 GMT

Eejar1 wrote:

Hi!!!!

Please help me in checking my covering letter too. I graduated with Masters in Electrical Engineering from FachHoch Schule,

Furtwangen this February. Now I am looking for a job in the industry. There is a Job fair in this month and following is a

cover letter I drafted to send with my unsolicited application to the companies.

Please let me know the corrections and where can I improve. All your comments will be very helpful. Thank you.

**** Covering Letter ****

Dear Mr. ***,

I am writing to inquire about future placement possibilities with YYYYY. I learned of your firm

while going through the list of the organisations that will participate in the career fair----.

Based on my research on your website [what I found on your website], I believe there would be a good fit between my skills and

interests and your needs.

I have completed my Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the FachHoch Schule, Furtwangen.

The coursework has supplied me with a good understanding of Computer Engineering concepts and

likewise given me a comprehensive exposure to disciplines like Coding Theory, Computer Networks,

Digital Signal Processing, Multimedia Technology, Software Engineering, Telecommunications. My

reserach interests are primely focused on Mobile Communication and Embedded Systems which

supplemented me [ it is not clear what you mean -perhaps "augmented my work" or "complemented my work"] in doing my thesis in Mobile Multimedia and later followed by publishing a

conference paper. I am well versed with programming in C and C++, having undertaken several

projects in the same. Enclosed is my curriculum vitae [no hyphen] which further outlines my qualifications.

While working towards my Masterâs degree, I have had a variety of student jobs and research

positions. The industry assignments have truly been a truly rewarding experience [plural assignments=plural experiences]. Studying

for a degree and working have made it necessary for me to learn how to prioritize tasks and

have instilled in me the need to remain flexible. I have had to be highly organised in order to

meet deadlines both at school and work. Along with, I also I have also developed an appreciation for team

ability, thanks to the senior and fellow colleagues in my previous endeavours. In addition to my

technical experience, I have excellent communication skills, having given several presentations

and organised symposiums at the University.

With my strong academic base, starting a challenging career in a premier organization like

yours, with focus on innovative research and development, is a natural and corner stone of[not good phrasing. "Would be a natural corenstone for"]  my

professional aspirations. I am certainly willing to explore this further and would very much

appreciate the opportunity to have a discussion with you in this regard. Thank you for your

consideration. I look forward to talking with you. [Passable. But probably better to say "I hope to hear from you in the near future and will look forward to talking with you."

Yourâs [not a possessive] sincerely

Re: Possessive - 's

Clive — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:58:47 GMT

Hi,

The) University of Pittsburgh's website / The website of the University... / (other)
(The) April second's elections / the election of April second / (other)

These sound OK to me: -
The University of Pittsburgh's website / The website of the University... / The University of Pittsburgh website

April 2nd's election / the election of or on April 2nd. / the April 2nd. election

Best wishes, Clive

Possessive - 's

Kooyeen — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:23:16 GMT

Hi,
I'd like to know what are the ways to express these:

(The) University of Pittsburgh's website / The website of the University... / (other)
(The) April second's elections / the election of April second / (other)

Thanks.

Re: Ross' or Ross's? And some other woes.

Ouc — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:32:47 GMT

William Strunk, Jr. (1869â1946). The Elements of Style. 1918.

II. ELEMENTARY RULES OF USAGE

Form the possessive singular of nouns with 's.

Follow this rule whatever the final consonant. Thus write,

Charles's friend

Burns's poems

the witch's malice

This is the usage of the United States Government Printing Office and of the Oxford University Press.

Exceptions are the possessives of ancient proper names in -es and -is, the possessive Jesus', and such forms as for conscience' sake, for righteousness' sake. But such forms as Achilles' heel, Moses' laws, Isis' temple are commonly replaced by

the heel of Achilles

the laws of Moses

the temple of Isis

The pronominal possessives hers, its, theirs, yours, and oneself have no apostrophe.