Results 1 to 4 of 4
  1. #1
    boozl is offline Junior Member
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Other
      • Native Language:
      • English
      • Home Country:
      • England
      • Current Location:
      • Great Britain
    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Posts
    96

    Default procurement - Noun

    I was the person solely responsible for the procurement of each project from it's inception to its completion.

    Or;

    I was the person solely responsible for the procurement on each project from its inception to its completion.

    Or;

    I was the person solely responsible for procurement on each project from inception to completion.

    Or;

    I was the person solely responsible for procurement of each project from inception to completion.


    Which one is best and/or which ones do not make sense?


    Thanks in advance

    Boozle

  2. #2
    BobK's Avatar
    BobK is offline Harmless drudge
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • English Teacher
      • Native Language:
      • English
      • Home Country:
      • UK
      • Current Location:
      • UK
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Posts
    12,931
    Teacher

    Default Re: procurement - Noun

    'Procurement' is ambiguous:

    • procurement of = getting. 'My task was the procurement of a toothbrush'.
    • procurement [often paired with 'on'] = the system whereby a company gets supplied with what it needs. 'I was in charge of procurement on X project'.


    The repeated 'its' is optional.

    b

  3. #3
    boozl is offline Junior Member
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Other
      • Native Language:
      • English
      • Home Country:
      • England
      • Current Location:
      • Great Britain
    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Posts
    96
    Threadstarter / Original Poster

    Default Re: procurement - Noun

    Quote Originally Posted by BobK View Post
    'Procurement' is ambiguous:

    • procurement of = getting. 'My task was the procurement of a toothbrush'.
    • procurement [often paired with 'on'] = the system whereby a company gets supplied with what it needs. 'I was in charge of procurement on X project'.


    The repeated 'its' is optional.

    b
    I was the person solely responsible for the procurement of each project from it's inception to its completion.

    This one doesn't make sense then if the red words can be replaced by the word getting. Is that right?


    Going on what you have saidBob - I was the person solely responsible for procurement on each project from inception to completion - is what I'm going to use on my CV.

    Thanks.

  4. #4
    BobK's Avatar
    BobK is offline Harmless drudge
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • English Teacher
      • Native Language:
      • English
      • Home Country:
      • UK
      • Current Location:
      • UK
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Posts
    12,931
    Teacher

    Default Re: procurement - Noun



    b

Similar Threads

  1. [Vocabulary] procurement buyer team
    By Lili__ in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 06-May-2010, 07:42
  2. Dance (noun) dancing (gerund, noun)
    By angelus in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 08-Nov-2009, 11:15
  3. any + countable noun = single or plural noun?
    By hangle124 in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 08-Apr-2009, 19:55
  4. Compound Noun or Descriptive Noun -- Show Possesive
    By bellb in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 19-Oct-2007, 08:59
  5. Is feature a countable noun or uncountable noun?
    By 3quarter in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 12-Aug-2004, 15:28

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0