[Gllug] Job Advert

John G Walker johngwalker at tiscali.co.uk
Thu Feb 8 12:05:27 UTC 2007



On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 11:56:06 +0000 "Iain Gray" <iain.dv at googlemail.com>
wrote:

> To satisfy the more litigious of you out there I shall rephrase the
> sentence to better conform AND better convey what I want.
> 
> OLD:
> The role would suit someone who is young, keen and interested in
> gaming and who is happy to learn.
> 
> NEW:
> The role would suit someone who is keen and interested in
> gaming, but who may not have experience, but is happy to learn.


Well that's it. isn't it? If you avid the tired old phrases of a past
century, you're going to be better able to convey what you want. And
therefore more likely to get what you want.

In the end, it's about accurate writing.

Good luck finding someone,

-- 
 All the best,
 John
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