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She said the company called her and were "very angry" that she referred me to them when I was looking other places. Like I'm going to only apply at one place in my job search. That maybe indicates I made the correct choice.
Thats pretty funny, they probably interviewed several candidates, if not dozens, but expect to be the only feather in your cap?
"The OP isn't currently unemployed".
To make it simpler: The OP is not currently unemployed.
Ergo: The OP is currently employed.
To further clarify: The OP is not currently unemployed because he is employed.
Read before you leap.
Thats why using double negatives is poor grammar.
Literacy Education
A double negative is the nonstandard usage of two negatives used in the same sentence so that they cancel each other and create a positive. In Shakespeare's day, double negatives were considered emphatic, but today, they are considered grammar mistakes.
Literacy Education
A double negative is the nonstandard usage of two negatives used in the same sentence so that they cancel each other and create a positive. In Shakespeare's day, double negatives were considered emphatic, but today, they are considered grammar mistakes.
but, yes, you didn't really make a mistake.
That poster didn't really use a double negative. Unemployed is an adjective describing a person. To say that a person "isn't unemployed" makes perfect grammatical sense.
OTOH, a sentence like "I don't want none of that" is a double negative, because it implies that since you don't want "none" of that, you might want some of that. It impacts the meaning of the sentence entirely.
in - un - non
adding a negative before a word with one of these prefixes is understood to neutralize the negative and create a positive. These particular examples of the double negative construction, separate from those above, are considered to be a literary trope called litotes. In litotes, one uses a double negative to understate an affirmative. Here are some examples:
I receive a not insufficient allowance. → I receive a sufficient allowance.
That person is not unfamiliar to me. → That person is familiar to me.
This essay is clearly not nonsense. → This essay is clearly sensible.
Well one thing is for certain. I now have a better grasp on grammar should I ever again say "I cannot not decline this offer due to my not being unemployed."
Big deal. Companies screw employees all the time. Their just getting a taste of their own medicine. No need to be so hard on yourself. You need to do what's right for you, not them.
in - un - non
adding a negative before a word with one of these prefixes is understood to neutralize the negative and create a positive. These particular examples of the double negative construction, separate from those above, are considered to be a literary trope called litotes. In litotes, one uses a double negative to understate an affirmative. Here are some examples:
I receive a not insufficient allowance. → I receive a sufficient allowance.
That person is not unfamiliar to me. → That person is familiar to me.
This essay is clearly not nonsense. → This essay is clearly sensible.
The examples you cite above aren't representative of poor grammar. The "translations" you offer completely alter the original. Your English grammar lessons were no doubt given from an American perspective. With all due respect, the teaching of American English (both language and literature) often fails to recognize the peculiar nuances of the language and strips it down to basics.
The examples you cite above aren't representative of poor grammar. The "translations" you offer completely alter the original. Your English grammar lessons were no doubt given from an American perspective. With all due respect, the teaching of American English (both language and literature) often fails to recognize the peculiar nuances of the language and strips it down to basics.
Sorry, off topic.
Guess what, Im AMERICAN, BORN AND BRED, DAMN PROUD OF IT!! THIS IS ENGLISH, YOU DON'T LIKE IT, TOO BAD.
On Monday I was offered a job. I had questions about the culture and the benefits. I got verbal answers to those, but did not see the official benefits until yesterday morning. The health insurance cost and benefits were somewhat worse than I expected, but not a complete deal breaker. I also had this nagging concern about the culture and overtime expectations. But because of the 24 hour deadline, I agreed.
Then today I got a confirmation for a third job interview that fits much more with my career aspirations. So with the above variables in mind, I called up the company and told them I had to withdraw my acceptance. They sounded somewhat irritated but were generally gracious.
The part of me that wants to justify my actions is that they only gave me 24 hours to decide and I didn't see the official benefits data until yesterday.
The part of me that feels like an unethical scumbag is that I knew all along I wanted this other job more, but accepted anyway. Of course I don't even have the other job yet.
I shouldn't have accepted. I have messed up their hiring process, and I feel like I really screwed up by doing that. Plus I hate burning bridges.
Don't feel too badly, they should have given you the package information w/ the job offer so that you could make an informed decision...it would have been worse to quit after you took this new one. Good luck w/ your interview.
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