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"Schlep" in Verb/action word list: seriously?   Message List  
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I was surprised to find words such as "schlep" and "dazzle" in Figure 5 ... what
possible place
do words like this have on a professional résumé? Even "schmooze" and "shovel"
give me
pause. What gives?




Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:51 pm

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I was surprised to find words such as "schlep" and "dazzle" in Figure 5 ... what possible place do words like this have on a professional résumé? Even...
aymous51
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Feb 24, 2009
8:51 pm

Hello! Thanks for reading the book so thoroughly! As far as these 4 words are concerned, I'll put you down as undecided. Movers schlep, performers dazzle,...
scottbennett777
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Feb 28, 2009
3:16 am

I am trying to see your point, but "schlep" and "schmooze" still seem a bit too casual (almost slang-y) for my taste. And "dazzle" seems like another of those...
aymous51
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Mar 4, 2009
10:20 pm

My pleasure. Keep in mind: what's important is not the writer's taste, but the reader's. If I'm hiring a performer, dazzle is relevant, especially when...
scottbennett777
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Mar 5, 2009
12:37 am
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