On Jul 15, 11:30*am, George Shirley > wrote:
> On 7/15/2010 7:33 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
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> > On Jul 14, 6:24 pm, Janet >
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> >> from Manda > *contains these words:
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> >>> On Jul 13, 10:52 am, Janet >
> >>> wrote:
> >>>> The message
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> >>>> from "Catmandy > *contains these words:
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> >>>>>>> On Jul 12, 9:09 pm, Manda > *wrote:
> >>>>>>>> * This is for a job interview at a college (for adjunct Chemistry
> >>>>>>>> teaching that I do on the side sometimes).
> >>>>> You should dress for the interview as if you already have the job.
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> >>>> * * See above. According to Muddlerabid *she does already have a
> >>>> similar job.
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> >>>> * * Either, she has already been interviewed for and awarded a similar
> >>>> post;
> >>> * *Similar post? When did I say that.
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> >> * * * Look up there /\. * "This is for a job interview at a college (for
> >> adjunct Chemistry *teaching THAT I DO ON THE SIDE SOMETIMES)."
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> >>> That's what I meant by "logical
> >>> resoning ability" about some people, I mean *lack of*.
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> >> * * * If you already *teach adjunct Chemistry, that is a SIMILAR TEACHING
> >> POST to the one you are applying for.
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> >> * * * In the English-speaking world, we refer to academic teaching jobs
> >> as posts. I thought a professor would know that.
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> > Well, it's not so much here in the U.S. - I rarely hear "post" used in
> > reference to a teaching position.
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> In the past I taught at two different universities and no one ever
> called my job a "post." They just wanted to know if I would work cheap
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LOL. Sounds familiar. (Did you ever read "Moo" by Jane Smiley, or
"Straight Man" by Richard Russo? Both are absolutely spot-on and
funny.)

N.