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Wednesday
Nov102010

“What do you have to lose?”

Your friend is trying to decide whether to send an application to a graduate school that he wants to get into. He really wants to go there but doesn't think that he'll be accepted. You want to convince him to apply. You say:

What do you have to lose?

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Wednesday
Nov102010

“My coach used to tell us, 'You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.'”

Your friend is trying to decide whether to send an application to a graduate school that he wants to get into. He really wants to go there but doesn't think that he'll be accepted. You want to convince him to apply. You say:

My coach used to tell us, "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."

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Tuesday
Nov092010

“If you have any questions regarding Adele or her performance, please feel free to contact me.”

You're writing a letter of recommendation for a former employee who is applying for a new job. You have finished writing most of the letter, and now you're concluding it. You write:

If you have any questions regarding Adele or her performance, please feel free to contact me.

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Tuesday
Nov092010

“She is highly motivated, reliable, and pleasant to work with.”

Your former employee is applying for a new job and has asked you to write her a letter of recommendation. You want to write positive things about her. You write:

She is highly motivated, reliable, and pleasant to work with.

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Tuesday
Nov092010

“Our success was largely due to Adele's contributions.”

Your former employee is applying for a new job and has asked you to write a letter of recommendation. In your letter, you're describing a project that she was really helpful with. You have described how successful that project was, so now you write:

Our success was largely due to Adele's contributions.

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Sunday
Oct172010

“It's super important that I get this internship.”

You're a university student, and your major is landscape architecture. You're trying to get a summer internship. You're talking to a friend about it, and you want to tell him how important it is. You say:

It's super important that I get this internship.

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Sunday
Oct172010

“Landscape architecture is an extremely competitive field.”

You're a university student, and your major is landscape architecture. You're trying to get a summer internship. You're explaining to a friend with another major why it's important to get this internship. You say:

Landscape architecture is an extremely competitive field.

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Tuesday
Mar022010

“You've got a lot going for you.”

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Your friend isn't feeling confident because he didn't get a job he was applying for. You want to make him feel better by telling him he has a lot of great qualities, so you say:

You've got a lot going for you.

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