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Advertisement #1 (permalink) Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:28 am   Advertisement
 

Dear members,

Is there anything seriously wrong with the advertisement write-out below?

Receptionist cum HR Assistant required at IBI. Female. Min Cert or Diploma. Freshies are also considered. Conversant in English. Telephone etiqqute. please call 03-89618118 or email: jjeeva@ibibrass.com.

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Advertisement #2 (permalink) Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:32 am   Advertisement
 

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Receptionist cum HR Assistant required at IBI. (X?) Female. Min [use full word] Certificate or Diploma. No experience necessary. Conversant in English and telephone etiquette. Please call 03-89618118 or email XXX@YYY.com.

(In my country, advertising for a specific sex is forbidden. Abbreviations should always be avoided if possible.)
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Advertisement #3 (permalink) Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:19 am   Advertisement
 

Hi Mister Micawber,

Is "freshies are also considered" grammartically wrong?

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Advertisement #4 (permalink) Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:25 am   Advertisement
 

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No, but it sounds too casual and unbusinesslike.

(By the way, 'freshman' does not apply to beginners in the workforce in all Englishes.)
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Advertisement #5 (permalink) Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:33 am   Advertisement
 

Thanks.
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Advertisement #6 (permalink) Mon Feb 11, 2008 13:30 pm   Advertisement
 

Also, don't use the preposition "cum", because it's more often used as an obscene word nowadays than as a preposition meaning "combined". Many readers in your target audience will be familiar only with the obscene word, and not with the preposition.

I looked for the word "freshy" in two commonly used desktop dictionaries, and it's not in them. So I looked for it at a website that searches ALL major dictionaries, and I got no results. To tell you the truth, the word sounds derogatory, and when it's combined with the word "cum", some people are going to think you're advertising for a "sexretary".
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