She is the symbol of perfection

[alpacinou]

Hello,

I want to suggest someone is very good at what they do. I have written this sentence. Does it work?

Jane is the personification of perfection at one's profession. She is the best engineer at the company by a mile.

 

[emsr2d2]

Why did you use "symbol of perfection" in your title but "personification of perfection" in the post?
If you're trying to use "perfection at one's profession" as a specific thing someone can be the personification of, you need to put those four words in quotes or italics.

 

[alpacinou]

Why did you use "symbol of perfection" in your title but "personification of perfection" in the post?
If you're trying to use "perfection at one's profession" as a specific thing someone can be the personification of, you need to put those four words in quotes or italics.

I changed my mind and I forgot to change the title. Is this okay?

Jane is the personification of perfection at one's profession. She is the best engineer at the company by a mile.

And when speaking, is this fine as is?

 

[emsr2d2]

I changed my mind and I forgot to change the title. Is this okay?

Jane is the personification of perfection at one's profession. She is the best engineer at the company by a mile.

And when speaking, is this [STRIKE]fine[/STRIKE] OK as it is?

You don't need to italicise "the personification of".

We don't really use "fine" in the interrogative or the negative. It's really just used in positive statements.

Helen: Is this OK?
Paula: Yes, it's fine.

Harry: I think it's fine.
John: Sorry, I don't think it's OK.

You'll hear "as is" in everyday language but I prefer the full "as it is".

 

[alpacinou]

Thanks. Is this OK?

Jane is the personification of perfection at one's profession. She is the best engineer at the company by a mile.

And is it OK for speaking?

 

[emsr2d2]

It's grammatically correct now. It's quite formal. At the very least, in normal everyday speech, I'd contract "Jane is" to "Jane's" and "She is" to "She's". In true everyday speech, people just don't talk like that. I might say something like "Jane's pretty much the perfect engineer!"

 

[Tarheel]

More likely in ordinary speech:

She's the best at what she does.