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    Default rephrasing a wordy phrase

    "I believe the training skill sets I have developed and used in France will also prove to be useful in Canada as I wish to stay in the same line of work, working as either a personal trainer or a health instructor at a fitness center.

    It seems the underline phrase is a bit wordy and might need some help.
    But I don't know how. I just crammed in everything I wanted to say and it looks kind of wordy to me.

    Is the underlined part acceptable as it is or does it need rephrasing?

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    Default Re: rephrasing a wordy phrase

    Quote Originally Posted by rainous View Post
    "I believe the training and skill sets I have developed and usedapplied in France will also prove to be useful in Canada as I wish to stay in the same line of work, and I would like to continue working as either a personal trainer or a health instructor at a fitness center.

    It seems the underline phrase is a bit wordy and might need some help.
    But I don't know how. I just crammed in everything I wanted to say and it looks kind of wordy to me.

    Is the underlined part acceptable as it is or does it need rephrasing?
    I think the portion you underlined is important and needs to be stated as such. I would prefer that you delete the phrase I have indicated above along with some other minor changes/additions.
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