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#2 (permalink) Wed Apr 24, 2013 23:47 pm The challenge is to perfect interpersonal skills |
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We don't 'perform inter-personal skills'. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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Beeesneees Language Coach

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#3 (permalink) Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:34 am The challenge is to perfect interpersonal skills |
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Hi Kati,
You have a point. The idea of improving to a high level isn't really hinted at in the sentence. The verb 'practise' would be preferable to 'perform'.
Alan _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Present Simple |
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Alan Co-founder

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#4 (permalink) Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:54 am The challenge is to perfect interpersonal skills |
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Hello Alan,
You say that " I have a point."
Quote: | The verb 'practise' would be preferable to 'perform' | - So I don't deserve this point. As I had written yesterday night "perform" and not "perfect". When I saw the "perfect" I couldn't ask why? Once your server was incredibly slow secondly I became very tired from this slowliness, I told myself tomorrow I will ask you. So I wanted to ask this morning. You overtook me, as you would have known that there is a problem for me. MANY THANKS.
Would you please to explain to us what this sentence means with the verb of "perfect" because I am unable to understand. And I am very curious of it.
Regards: Kati Svaby _________________ Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. |
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Kati Svaby I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Posts: 6286 Location: Hungary
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#5 (permalink) Thu Apr 25, 2013 9:00 am The challenge is to perfect interpersonal skills |
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Hello Bez,
I wrote the previous letter to Alan, and I read your post, and now I began to understand the sense of this sentence.
You: We don't 'perform inter-personal skills'.
I think that we can only perfect, make better a skill and not perform. Am I right?
Regards: Kati _________________ Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. |
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Kati Svaby I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#6 (permalink) Thu Apr 25, 2013 17:56 pm The challenge is to perfect interpersonal skills |
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Your answer was: correct _________________ Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. |
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Kati Svaby I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#7 (permalink) Thu Apr 25, 2013 17:57 pm The challenge is to perfect interpersonal skills |
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Hi Kati,
Have now deleted it.
Alan _________________ English as a Foreign Language You can read my EFL story Progressive Forms |
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Alan Co-founder

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#8 (permalink) Thu Apr 25, 2013 19:19 pm The challenge is to perfect interpersonal skills |
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Hello Alan,
Many thanks.
I've made a mistake, I wanted to copy these collocations on the thread of I would like to open a thread about collocations-please write here collocations. (#519073)
Could you help me to transpose them to this thread?
I am very sorry that I disturb you with my negligency.
Best regards: Kati Svaby _________________ Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. |
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Kati Svaby I'm a Communicator ;-)

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