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applicant

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person applying for something

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resumes

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document listing one’s education and job experience

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electronically

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using a computer or computer program

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attachment

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is anything extra that is added to or connected to the main thing

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icon

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small image, picture

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attached is/ are

attached please find

please find attached

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the most common phrases people use

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Thank you for taking the time to interview me for the new position at your company. Attached please find a list if my former employers

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stapled

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attached to a piece of paper using a small wire clip that goes through both pieces of paper

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paper clipped

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attached to a piece of paper using a small wire clip that binds the two pages together

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enclosed

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if it is not physically attached but included in the same envelop or package

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please find enclosed the reports from the past six months

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salutation

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A couple of things about this first line of the email

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Dear Dr.

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colon :

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in the salutation is also an indication that this is a formal email or in the case of letter, a formal letter

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comma ,

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that’s a little less formal

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I don’t know if you”ll remember me

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this is a common phrase when you are writing to someone whom you have met, but you are not sure if the person will remember you

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I don’t know if you “ll remember me, but i introduced myself

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i introduced myself

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I came up to you and told you my name

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I don’t know if you “ll remember me, but i introduced myself – “after your keynote at last week's conference.

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“Keynote” (

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keynote) refers to a speech at a large conference or convention that is given to a large group of people.

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A “conference”

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is an event where people who are interested in the same topic, the same ideas, meet together and talk about those ideas.

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As I mentioned to you”

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– as I said to you in our conversation – “I have read all of your work.”

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As I mentioned to you”– as I said to you in our conversation – “I have read all of your work.”

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work

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here means “all the things you have written.

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As I mentioned to you”– as I said to you in our conversation – “I have read all of your work.”

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“To be an admirer”

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(admirer) means to be a fan, someone who really appreciates and respects someone.

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” “And I am a great admirer of your research.”

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“a secret admirer.”

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This would be someone who likes you in a romantic way but doesn't say who they are

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A “top journal”

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would mean a very important journal or one of the best journals. A “journal” is a scientific magazine where scientific studies, articles, are published.

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“groundbreaking” –

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one word – is something that is new and important. New information about a certain topic would be groundbreaking. We often use this when we are talking about information that may start people researching in a completely different direction or in a completely different area. Some of the earliest studies in a particular scientific field are often called groundbreaking.

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” “To sing someone's praises”

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(praises) means to talk about someone's good qualities, to say how good someone is at what they do

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“I met some of your students at the conference and they couldn't stop singing your praises as a professor.

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“To consider someone”

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means to think about choosing them for a position, or for a job, or for a task.

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“I don't know if you are accepting any new students for the next year”– “I hope you will consider me.”

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to consider,”

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is used in this case in formal situations by people who are in authority, who have the power to make decisions.

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CV”

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stands for curriculum vitae. It’s a document that describes your level of education, your previous jobs, your accomplishments, your publications if this is an academic position, and so forth.

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, “I am also including” –

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I’m also attaching,

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I am also including” – I’m also attaching, she could say – “a research paper I completed earlier this year.

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“qualifications”

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are the things that make you capable of or that show that you are able to do something.

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““Academic”.

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here refers to university- or college-level work that is part of your – either schoolwork (your school assignments) or research that you've done at the university

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Please let me know if you need more information or more samples of my academic work.”

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““Privilege”

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(privilege) is the same as honor – a special benefit that is not given to everyone.

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It was a pleasure and a privilege to meet you at the conference, and I hope to hear more about your research at a future conference.”

She is saying it was very nice to meet her. This expression, “It was a pleasure and a privilege,” is a very formal one that you would use in cases like this, where you're talking about someone who is important or who you want to say is important.

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Dear Dr. Lee:

I don't know if you'll remember me, but I introduced myself to you after

your keynote at last week's conference. As I mentioned to you, I have read all of your work and I am a great admirer of your research. Your article in

the top journal Language Learning was groundbreaking.

The reason I am contacting you is that I would like to come to your university to study with you. I met some of your students at the conference and they couldn't stop singing your praises as a professor. I don't know if you are accepting any new students for the next year, but if so, I hope you will consider me.

Dear Dr. Lee:

I don't know if you'll remember me, but I introduced myself to you after

your keynote at last week's conference. As I mentioned to you, I have read all of your work and I am a great admirer of your research. Your article in

the top journal Language Learning was groundbreaking.

The reason I am contacting you is that I would like to come to your university to study with you. I met some of your students at the conference and they couldn't stop singing your praises as a professor. I don't know if you are accepting any new students for the next year, but if so, I hope you will consider me.

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I have included two attachments to this email. I am sending a copy of my CV, and I am also including a research paper I completed earlier this year. I hope that these will give you an idea of my qualifications and experience. Please let me know if you need more information or more samples of my academic work.

It was a pleasure and a privilege to meet you at the conference, and I hope to hear more about your research at a future conference. ail. I am sending a copy of my CV, and I am also including a research paper I completed earlier this year. I hope that these will give you an idea of my qualifications and experience. Please let me know if you need more information or more samples of my academic work.

It was a pleasure and a privilege to meet you at the conference, and I hope to hear more about your research at a future conference.