http://taiwaneers.com A couple of kids from Michigan living the high life in Taiwan Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://taiwaneers.com/the-english-challenge/1st-challenge-dec-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-6995 Steve Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:38:54 +0000 http://taiwaneers.com/the-english-challenge/1st-challenge-dec-2008/#comment-6995 As your academic adviser, I would advise (implies authority to seeker) you to consider carefully the recommendations (implies peer or authority without direct chain of command or official position in seeker's hierarchy) of those who have already completed the program and found a job rather than grasping at the suggestions (no implication of hierarchy or authority, nor any implied followup of relationship beyond the moment) of people who haven't even been in Taiwan or those you just happen to meet at the local clubs. (oops, I changed two of them to nouns, that probably won't help anything...) And thank you, I feel smarter from the waist down already. As your academic adviser, I would advise (implies authority to seeker) you to consider carefully the recommendations (implies peer or authority without direct chain of command or official position in seeker’s hierarchy) of those who have already completed the program and found a job rather than grasping at the suggestions (no implication of hierarchy or authority, nor any implied followup of relationship beyond the moment) of people who haven’t even been in Taiwan or those you just happen to meet at the local clubs. (oops, I changed two of them to nouns, that probably won’t help anything…) And thank you, I feel smarter from the waist down already.

]]> http://taiwaneers.com/the-english-challenge/1st-challenge-dec-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-2734 Michael Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:18:44 +0000 http://taiwaneers.com/the-english-challenge/1st-challenge-dec-2008/#comment-2734 That is hilarious steve. It sounds like a storyline out of one of Scott Adams' Dilbert cartoons. That is hilarious steve. It sounds like a storyline out of one of Scott Adams’ Dilbert cartoons.

]]> http://taiwaneers.com/the-english-challenge/1st-challenge-dec-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-2731 steve Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:38:34 +0000 http://taiwaneers.com/the-english-challenge/1st-challenge-dec-2008/#comment-2731 at my work in a service order it says, "if you have been advised to attend blah blah blah by occ health then you are entitled to special leave" however the hr department is saying that i have only been suggested to go so therefore have to use my own leave. what do you all think? i know what i do at my work in a service order it says, “if you have been advised to attend blah blah blah by occ health then you are entitled to special leave” however the hr department is saying that i have only been suggested to go so therefore have to use my own leave. what do you all think? i know what i do

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