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Working Poet: Living the (Grammatically Correct) Lyric Life
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Ian C. Brewis commented on Kim Cannon's blog post 'Sound Smarter Writing for Work: 10 Grammar Tips'
Kim
You are certainly making me think!
Cheers Ian
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- I am working for the Houston, TX branch of Frontline Source Group, a staffing agency in Dallas, Houston and Austin. During the school year, I am an English/creative writing graduate student at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX. I believe in merging the practical and lyric whenever possible - it makes life so much more interesting.
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It's great to be working again for the summer! I'm watching the front desk, talking to real live people (instead of reading books), and that's a nice change of pace. But, I am an English grad student, so stay tuned for the occasional diatribe and/or informative essay - I can hardly help myself.
Hope everyone who visits this page finds something new.
Hope everyone who visits this page finds something new.
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Free Advice from the Receptionist to the Interviewee
I've been the person sitting behind the desk for a year or so, greeting each person who comes in to be interviewed, grilled or otherwise questioned. In this time, I have come up with a list of tips for perspective job candidates.
1. Be nice to the receptionist. I'm the one who gets your paperwork. I'm the one who tells your interviewer that you have arrived. You do not want my first words to be: "You're two o'clock is here, and s/he's so rude."
2. Introduce… Continue
1. Be nice to the receptionist. I'm the one who gets your paperwork. I'm the one who tells your interviewer that you have arrived. You do not want my first words to be: "You're two o'clock is here, and s/he's so rude."
2. Introduce… Continue
Posted on June 3, 2008 at 3:12pm — 3 Comments
Sound Smarter Writing for Work: 10 Grammar Tips
You might be able to stand in the grocery line marked "10 items or less" without a second thought or answer "I'm doing good" without wincing. When it comes to work, however, a good command of grammar and structure can make the difference between professionally polished or under qualified and undereducated.
But who has time to revisit old English grammar books and learn all those rules? Certainly not a busy professional such as yourself. Fortunately, with this list in hand and some… Continue
But who has time to revisit old English grammar books and learn all those rules? Certainly not a busy professional such as yourself. Fortunately, with this list in hand and some… Continue
Posted on May 22, 2008 at 8:49am — 4 Comments
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- At 8:03am on May 23, 2008,
Heather Smith said… - I am very glad to hear that you are with FSG once again. Best wishes!
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