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Old 14-Nov-2006, 22:33
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Dear BobK,

This is the context.
After one yera I was also teaching psychology---and _________ I left high school teaching and moved on to community college.
a. eventually b. in the long run c. ultimately

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Jiang

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Which context are we talking about, Jiang? - I've lost track!

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Dear BobK,
It's me who got lost! I see the difference now.

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In this case, eventually; not in the log run; ultimately, only if the last move was very definitely your final career move. In the long run is often used in predictions, rather than in CVs!



No. Possible rewrites depend on the meaning:

Somebody is told to do something command
Somebody is told about how to do something instructions
Somebody is informed of something being done information about what's happening


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