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Re: On "graciously" accepting
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Originally Posted by Tetraman
Putting the "Gratiously[sic] Accept" phrase into proper English is like trying to put anything that Yoda said in proper English. The saying works best as it works best, don't dwell on how it should be said.
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You lost me there buddy.
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Regardless... Everyone,
To reiterate (for the nth time), one should not declare one's own actions "gracious" when accepting an invitation. Other folks are given the pleasure of doing that.
English is a marvelous and powerful language (or amalgam of languages, if you prefer) that can be a powerful tool when wielded competently. Take a hint from the mentor community (the recommendations from many respected members of the FIRST community are not hard to find. For example: Take look at the Woodie Flowers award criteria) and pursue mastery of English communication as diligently as you pursue any other skill or craft used by your FIRST team.
It will pay off. If I invited a job applicant (English is their native language) to lunch during an interview and they replied that they "Graciously accepted my offer.", they would lose "points" for misunderstanding a simple English word.
Blake
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Words/phrases  I avoid: basis, mitigate, leveraging, transitioning, impact (instead of affect/effect), facilitate, programmatic, problematic, issue (instead of problem), latency (instead of delay), dependency (instead of prerequisite), connectivity, usage & utilize (instead of use), downed, functionality, functional, power on, descore, alumni (instead of alumnus/alumna), the enterprise, methodology, nomenclature, form factor (instead of size or shape), competency, modality, provided(with), provision(ing), irregardless/irrespective, signage, colorized, pulsating, ideate
Last edited by gblake : 31-12-2007 at 19:25.
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