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Ask for help > Help with awkward phrase, please
Help with awkward phrase, please
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redcamarocruiser
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Help with awkward phrase, please
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A foreign academic friend asked me to help him with his letter of intent to take advantage of a three-year phased retirement package. One of the sentences in his letter made me stumble: "I plan to take a three academic year (2018-21) retirement..." Can you suggest a better way of phrasing this? Thanks, Mary
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27 Jan 2018
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jfaraujo
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I wonder if this makes more sense to a native speaker. "I plan to take a three-year academic retirement." This sounds better to me but I would like to have a native speaker �s opinion. |
27 Jan 2018
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redcamarocruiser
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How about, I plan to take a three academic year (2018-21) phased retirement or I plan to take a phased retirement for three academic years (2018-21). Are either better than the first version? |
27 Jan 2018
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joannajs
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Mary, how about " a phased retirement over the period of three academic years"? best, joanna |
28 Jan 2018
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Jayho
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Hi Mary Depending on what else is written in his letter, then maybe one of these? I plan to take (the offer of) the three-year phased retirement package for the academic year period 2018-2021 (or, the academic years 2018-2021).
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I plan to take the academic year periods of 2018-2021 (or, the academic years 2018-2021).
OR, if there is an option of a shorter or longer period, then:
I plan to take (the offer of) the three-year package for the academic year period 2018-2021 (or, the academic years 2018-2021).
Cheers Jayho
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28 Jan 2018
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yanogator
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I would say, "I plan to phase my retirement over three academic years". The other options, except for Joanna �s, sound like the person plans to come back from retirement after three years. Bruce |
28 Jan 2018
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redcamarocruiser
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I deeply appreciate everyone �s helpful suggestions. Thank you all so much!
Sincerely grateful,
Mary |
28 Jan 2018
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