Grammar gurus, please help: "my education and experience makes me..." or "my education and experience make me..."?
Jul 30, 2010
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The latter, I believe.
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"makes me" sounds better to my ear, which I what I usually go with.
- Todd Hoff
They make me...
- Alex Scrivener
2 things...make
- Morgan
thing a, in addition to thing b, makes ... you could go either way
- Bren
what about "My education and experience allows me ..." or "My education and experiences brings me ..." or My education and experience finds me ..."
- Brent - Yes I am
but remember that nothing can 'make' you do anything. in the end, the final decision is yours.... hee hee
- Morgan
I just find the word make rather hard and unforgiving - Just a personal opinion.
- Brent - Yes I am
Thanks! Frightening I had to ask when you consider the cover letter was for a legal ghost writing position. But finals fried my brain. I went with "...make me a unique candidate..."
- Jess
yes you is
- Brent - Yes I am
Google shows about 5,710 results for #1 and about 11,100 results for #2.
- Ashish
make me. definately.
- Roberto Bonini
Ah, the irony...
- Bren