Re: Think you're an English whiz? Take this quiz!
by sunil nair on May 03, 2011 01:03 PM
Principal is correct . In the sentence the word required should denote "the most important "which is what principal means . Place the word "ideal "in the sentence and see how wrong it is . You are right about Personnel though .
Re: Wrond Answer to Qn 12
by Vikas Garg on May 03, 2011 09:57 AM
I think personal is correct, because it says "letter addressed to the personal manager wouldn't fetch one a job as a professor in the English Department', because there is no such designation and the applicant's English is not good.
Re: Re: Wrond Answer to Qn 12
by Hebbar R on May 03, 2011 10:04 AM
I do not think so. Personal means pertaining to an individual and not for others to know - as in "personal matter". But, Personnel is a group of people. You do not write to a "Personal" manager. He is not there to look at issues that are personal to an employee. He is there to look at issues concerining the group of people working in his organisation - which makes it "Personnel Manager".
Re: Re: Re: Wrond Answer to Qn 12
by Vikas Garg on May 03, 2011 10:09 AM
Dear Hebbar, you are right.. thats why applicant wouldn't get the job as English professor. Please read the question again.. its tricky.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Wrond Answer to Qn 12
by Susheel Bhat on May 03, 2011 12:27 PM
Even writing to the Personnel manager would not necessarily get you the job of an English professor! Some easier question could have been thought of in order to explain the difference between personal and personnel!
I think personal is correct, because it says "letter addressed to the personal manager wouldn't fetch one a job as a professor in English Department', because there is no such designation and the applicant's English is not good.
Re: Q12 answer is "personal"
by Against Pseudos on May 03, 2011 01:03 PM
I think the question itself is wrong.
According to your logic it should have been - "Later adressed to th Personal Mannager would not be fetching oneself a job as professors in Angrej ke zamane ka jailor"
Re: Question wrong...
by Vikas Garg on May 03, 2011 09:36 AM
I think personal is correct, because it says "letter addressed to the personal manager wouldn't fetch one a job', because there is no such designation.
Re: Re: Question wrong...
by Abhinay Verma on May 03, 2011 09:57 AM
Pathetic quiz. And there is no such usage as 'personal' manager... and Vikas, what you are trying to infer makes it a question of logic, not English
Re: Re: Re: Re: Question wrong...
by Against Pseudos on May 03, 2011 01:04 PM
I think the question itself is wrong.
According to your logic it should have been - "Later adressed to th Personal Mannager would not be fetching oneself a job as professors in Angrej ke zamane ka jailor"
Re: Answer for 12 question
by Vikas Garg on May 03, 2011 09:37 AM
I think personal is correct, because it says "letter addressed to the personal manager wouldn't fetch one a job', because there is no such designation.
Re: Re: Re: Answer for 12 question
by Vikas Garg on May 03, 2011 10:05 AM
Mr. Hickery Dichery, explanation is not dumb, but the interpretation could be.. :-(
answer to Q 12 is defenitely wrong. colleges do not have personal manager, but personnel manager. it also could have been reframed as 'personal letter to the manager'
Re: Q 12
by Vikas Garg on May 03, 2011 09:33 AM
I think personal is correct, because it says "letter addressed to the personal manager wouldn't fetch one a job', because there is no such designation.
Re: FYI
by lakshmana murthy on May 03, 2011 09:26 AM
Very true. It was quite easy. I am an accountant and have noticed people write "Trail Balance" instead of "Trial Balance".
