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Omission of subject pronounLearn
Results 1 - 6 of about 6 | | | 2 May 2012 14:48 | | As far as I know, English does not usually omit pronouns. But someone -non-native speaker of English- told me that we can omit pronouns while writing job qualifications. For example, "knows at least one foreign language". Is it possible? | | 2 May 2012 15:25 | | I've seen that native speakers often omit subject pronouns in informal/familiar speech, but only when there is no ambiguity. I can see that the same thing occurs in Scandinavian (Germanic) languages, where verbs do not inflect for person or number just like in English.
I didn't know that omission of pronouns was allowed in writing "curricula vitae". It would be interesting to know more about it! | | 2 May 2012 17:17 | LeinNumber of messages: 3389 | Another non-native speaker here I'm afraid. I do sometimes see this in things like job qualifications, when the ad is written in telegram style or using bullets.
For example:
The ideal candidate:
- is a British national
- speaks at least one foreign language
- has extensive experience in the field of IT
If whole sentences are written throughout, they need a personal pronoun. Of course, in quick emails or text messages, so very informal, they are often omitted ( "don't know - will try" ) but most people doing this will be aware it is grammatically incorrect and will (hopefully!) avoid this kind of thing in official letters...
I'd be interested in seeing other examples! | | 2 May 2012 18:00 | | Wow this was how I responded. Thanks both of you. | | 1 April 2019 14:19 | | | | 22 April 2019 02:25 | | |
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