Re: Damn
by Visharad Software on May 04, 2011 09:53 AM
"Practise" is verb and "practice" is noun in British English. In US English, both the verb form and the noun form are "advice".
Re: Re: Re: Damn
by Visharad Software on May 04, 2011 08:32 PM
Oops. I mixed up. "Practise" is verb and "practice" is noun. Similarly, "advise" is verb and "advice" is noun.
But US English uses "practice" for both noun and verb forms.
Re: What the heck is Personal Manager?
by rana basu on May 04, 2011 01:20 AM
read the whole sentence...."won't fetch one a job as a professor in English"...its a tricky question and you failed
Re: What the heck is Personal Manager?
by lisa oberoi on May 04, 2011 01:26 AM
obviously rediff is right guys! the candidate did not get the English faculty job because it was addressed wrongly ie Personal instead of Personnel. Yes there is nothing like a personal manager but thats what even rediff is saying, thats why the applicant didn't get the job!!
Re: What the heck is Personal Manager?
by deimos Jr on May 04, 2011 01:33 AM
I agree, Ranjan. I have seen various usages of 'personnel managers' before, but I have no clue who a personal manager is :)
Re: Re: What the heck is Personal Manager?
by Peter Miranda on May 04, 2011 01:53 AM
Personal Manager? What is that! Even with respect to the rest of the sentence it is illogical.
Re: ok
by rana basu on May 04, 2011 01:21 AM
read the whole sentence...."won't fetch one a job as a professor in English"...its a tricky question and you failed
Re: Re: ok
by lisa oberoi on May 04, 2011 01:26 AM
obviously rediff is right guys! the candidate did not get the English faculty job because it was addressed wrongly ie Personal instead of Personnel. Yes there is nothing like a personal manager but thats what even rediff is saying, thats why the applicant didn't get the job!!
Re: ..
by Mail Reader on May 03, 2011 08:06 PM
You said it right, my friend. Application letters are always addressed to the "Personnel" Manager and never to a "Personal" Manager. The answer to Q12 given by rediff is simply not correct. I also got it wrong due to this obvious reason! You and I - both scored 100% :) :) :)
Re: Re: ..
by Pat Thakur on May 03, 2011 08:10 PM
Me too but forget it. Cause English never was rediff's forte; paid journalism was, is & will forever be rediff's stronghold.
Re: Re: Re: ..
by rahul jagdale on May 03, 2011 09:03 PM
I just wonder why so many of you here are not willing to read Q12 properly. Read the question and try to understand the neatinity in it. Hopefully you would understand why the correct answer is Personal and not Personnel
Re: Re: ..
by sonia gupta on May 03, 2011 09:08 PM
Hey guyz,
The statement said that the application to BLANK manager WOULD NOT get you a job in the English department... meaning you had to choose the incorrect option out of 'Personal' and 'Personnel', which in this case was 'Personal'.
There is no such thing like personal manager unless I have my own personal manager like personal laptop or personal TV. It is always personnel manager which means HR Manager.
Re: Re: Mistake
by Sameer Thakur on May 03, 2011 07:14 PM
typical of rediff !! so many spelling mistakes and every bit of news repeated with different titles all the time.
Re: Re: Re: Mistake
by rana basu on May 04, 2011 01:21 AM
read the whole sentence...."won't fetch one a job as a professor in English"...its a tricky question and you failed
Re: Smart Question no 12
by Mail Reader on May 03, 2011 08:08 PM
You said it right, my friend. Application letters are always addressed to the "Personnel" Manager and never to a "Personal" Manager. The answer to Q12 given by rediff is simply not correct. I also got it wrong due to this obvious reason! You and I - both scored 100% :) :) :)
Re: Smart Question no 12
by maria joseph on May 04, 2011 04:39 AM
the question is with a negative note hence "personal" is the right answer. i.e a letter addressed to the personal manager will not fetch a job; instead it should be addressed to the personnel manager
Re: Personnel Manager not Personal Manager
by rana basu on May 04, 2011 01:20 AM
read the whole sentence...."won't fetch one a job as a professor in English"...its a tricky question and you failed
Re: Personnel Manager not Personal Manager
by Sushil Sharma on May 03, 2011 04:22 PM
I agree with you. They ought to go and do the English course again.
The right answer is "personal" and not "personnel".
Had the application (for ENGLISH faculty) been addressed to the personnel manager, it could have had fetched the candidate the job.
But since it was addressed to the personal manager (which would be an anathema for a person seeking a position to teach English) it would NOT fetch the candidate the job.
The the question is a subtle mix of grammar with logic. The clue is on the negative and that the application is for teaching English.
Re: Q No 12
by lisa oberoi on May 04, 2011 01:25 AM
obviously rediff is right guys! the candidate did not get the English faculty job because it was addressed wrongly ie Personal instead of Personnel. Yes there is nothing like a personal manager but thats what even rediff is saying, thats why the applicant didn't get the job!!
Re: Q No 12
by Mail Reader on May 03, 2011 08:08 PM
You said it right, my friend. Application letters are always addressed to the "Personnel" Manager and never to a "Personal" Manager. The answer to Q12 given by rediff is simply not correct. I also got it wrong due to this obvious reason! You and I - both scored 100% :) :) :)
