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Dec 1, 2010 · Senior Member. UK. English - England. Feb 11, 2016. #9. "Company who" is OK. In technical terms, a company is a "legal entity": all entities may be addressed as "who" although this practice is rarer where a non-human entity is the object rather than the subject. The matter is complicated by the way "company" is viewed.
Jun 11, 2008 · That said, company is a collective noun, which (in American English) can take either a singular or plural verb depending on context. When the group acts as a single entity (ie a group unifying for the single goal of selling a product), the group takes a singular verb. However, when the group is divided or performing something separately, it's often best to opt for the plural, as in this ...
Jan 30, 2015 · is correct. BE tends to see the company, team, staff, crew, etc. as a set of individuals and therefore uses ' are ' and the pronoun 'they/them/theirs." e.g. BE: "The company are currently looking for a qualified graphic designer.They are offering a good salary." AE: "The company is currently looking for a qualified graphic designer.
Apr 24, 2015 · Apr 24, 2015. #2. It makes no difference in this instance. The grammatical difference is one of grouping: their company's name means the name of their company, whereas their company name means the company name that they have (that is theirs). But these amount to the same thing. Company name is a kind of compound, like taxi driver or taxi bus.
Apr 17, 2011 · English (UK then US) Jun 28, 2016. #11. OlgaMR said: According to this, companies are "it" not "they". Companies Are “it”, Not “they”. That is a good description of the practice in AE. It is different in BE, as illustrated, for example, by Loob above.
May 9, 2011 · May 9, 2011. #3. "Ltd." is used to indicate that a British company is a stock corporation in which the individual liability of the stockholders for the corporation's debts or losses is limited. The U.S. equivalent is "Corporation," often abbreviated "Corp.," in the name of a company, or "Incorporated," usually abbreviated "Inc." after the name.
Jun 6, 2018 · Jun 6, 2018. #2. I have seen both forms used, and many writers of this type of document avoid problem by omitting the article altogether (not just here, but throughout the document whenever "Company" is mentioned). Personally, I think "the Company" works better provided it is always written as "the Company" (without quote marks) throughout the ...
Apr 7, 2017 · Apr 7, 2017. #1. Hi all. I am writing a cover letter for an internship position posted by a government body, but I am not sure if the phrase "at your esteemed organization" suitable for this application. Shall I write "esteemed department" or "esteemed agency" or any other suggestions?
Jan 11, 2017 · english. Jan 12, 2017. #5. Egmont said: Since the establishment of this company is an event that took place in the past, we would normally write that it was established in 1998. so it is a major mistake, if for emphasis or better text flow, we write "...is established"?
May 23, 2008 · france. May 23, 2008. #1. Hi, I am writing my cover letter and I don't know whether I should write : I'd like to apply in your company. I'd like to apply for your company. I'd like to apply to your company. Thank you for your help.
