Firstly, someone has my email address and thinks I want to work at Barclays...
From: ********@barclayscapital.com
Ian
Apologies I did leave a message on your voicemail about 2 weeks ago and I thought it strange you didn't reply.
Unfortunately we have decided not to progress with your application. The feedback on the day was positive from Damien and it is obvious that you are very keen and ambitious however the lack of experience in a sales environment is a concern for Carl and myself.
Good luck with your future career and please give me a call if you want to chat through
Regards
Carol
...which I don't. (But I am harbouring some dislike for Carl and Carol who obviously think I am not good enough. I may not have the necessary sales experience, Carol, but I know it's a concern "for Carl and me", not "for Carl and myself"...)
And secondly, someone has my mobile number and thinks I am Tony Gowers, National Trail Officer for the North Downs Way...
...which I am not. Although if I got a free yellow hi-viz jacket with my job, I might want to be...
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I'm rubbish at English, so no doubt put me right but isn't it actually "Carl and I" ?
ReplyDeleteNope, it's definitely "for Carl and me".
ReplyDeleteIf it were only she who had the problem it would be... "a concern for me...", not "a concern for I...". So even though it's also a problem for Carl, it still has to be "a concern for Carl and me". Putting "for Carl and I..." is the same as putting "for I..."
And it can't be "for myself...", because "myself" a reflexive pronoun and can only be used reflexively. You can't give a present to myself. Only I can give one to myself and only you to yourself. Hence, nothing can be a "concern for myself..." (You can also use reflexive pronouns to emphasise the subject of the sentence, eg. "I ate the whole packet of Haribo myself...")
I am only correcting in detail...
a. Because you said there was no doubt that I would;
b. Because I have to demonstrate my skill in one area of teaching after the "Samurai" incident;
c. It's the holidays, so I have time.
And PS
Was Gill Toyah??
I'm impressed as ever Ian.
ReplyDeletePS. At least Damien thought you were good . . .
I don't even understand the explanations but I am impressed because there are a lot of hard words and it sounds like it's right.
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Which is all fair enough. Where does that leave the Queen with her "my husband and I" statements?
ReplyDeleteNo she was a generic 80's pop princess, maybe Cyndi Wilcox-Ciccone?
"My husband and I..." is correct, so long as:
ReplyDeletea. the speaker has a husband;
b. they are the subject of the sentence, eg. "My husband and I visited Eastbourne last year..."
Even Carol could say "Carl and I..." if she meant "we", but the Queen would have to say "My husband and me..." if she meant "us".
The classic teenage response of "whatever" comes to mind but that would be juvenile.
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