I have been observing him since I wasn't on resign.

tufguy · Jun 12, 2019

1) I have been observing him since I hadn't resigned from this company.

2) I have been observing him since I didn't resign from this company.

3) I have been observing him since I wasn't on resign.

Please correct my sentences.

emsr2d2 · Jun 12, 2019

tufguy said:
1) I have been observing him since I hadn't resigned from this company. :cross:

2) I have been observing him since I didn't resign from this company. :tick: Grammatically correct but I don't understand it.

3) I have been observing him since I wasn't on resign. :cross:

Please correct my sentences.

I can't correct the sentences because I have no idea what you're trying to express. People don't use "the time that I didn't resign from a company" as a time marker. Please explain what you're trying to say in a different way.

GoesStation · Jun 12, 2019

I think you want the time marker before.

emsr2d2 · Jun 12, 2019

How does "I have been observing him before I didn't resign/hadn't resigned from the company" make any more sense?

GoesStation · Jun 12, 2019

emsr2d2 said:
How does "I have been observing him before I didn't resign/hadn't resigned from the company" make any more sense?

It doesn't, but I think Tufguy can express the idea he has in mind with a sentence that includes "before".

teechar · Jun 12, 2019

Tufguy, are you using "since" in a temporal or a causal sense?

tufguy · Jun 13, 2019

teechar said:
Tufguy, are you using "since" in a temporal or a causal sense?

Could you please explain temporal and casual here? I think I used it in a temporal sense.

I have been been applying for government jobs before I resigned from this company.

Is it incorrect to use negative clause after since? Like we say "I have been feeling good since I met her" or "I haven't been able to sleep ever since I saw her".

Tarheel · Jun 13, 2019

It's another one of those mysteries.
;-)

emsr2d2 · Jun 13, 2019

since (temporal) = from the time that
since (causal) = because

I don't know what your sentence about government jobs has to do with the contents of post #1 but it's wrong.

I started applying for government jobs before I resigned from [name of company].

If you're using "since" in a temporal sense in post #1, I definitely don't understand what you mean. Please tell us, in different words, what you mean by the contents of your first post.

tufguy · Jun 14, 2019

emsr2d2 said:
since (temporal) = from the time that
since (causal) = because

I don't know what your sentence about government jobs has to do with the contents of post #1 but it's wrong.

I started applying for government jobs before I resigned from [name of company].

If you're using "since" in a temporal sense in post #1, I definitely don't understand what you mean. Please tell us, in different words, what you mean by the contents of your first post.

My team leader has been treating me in a harsh way since I resigned from AMX. Is it correct? I was trying to know whether a negative sentence can be written after "since" or not in these kinds of sentences?

emsr2d2 · Jun 14, 2019

What company do you and your team leader work for now?

Tarheel · Jun 14, 2019

tufguy said:
My team leader has been treating me in a harsh way since I resigned from AMX. Is it correct? I was trying to know whether a negative sentence can be written after "since" or not in these kinds of sentences?

You resigned from that company, but you still have the same team leader? That seems very unlikely. What is more likely is that his harsh treatment of you was a reason that you resigned.

How are things going?

GoesStation · Jun 15, 2019

Tufguy, I have a feeling you're talking about your former team leader. Have I guessed right?

emsr2d2 · Jun 15, 2019

Another possible interpretation is that you have resigned (handed in your notice) but you have not yet left the company and that since you handed in your notice, your team leader has been treating you harshly.

tufguy · Jun 17, 2019

emsr2d2 said:
Another possible interpretation is that you have resigned (handed in your notice) but you have not yet left the company and that since you handed in your notice, your team leader has been treating you harshly.

Yes, because right after resigning from a company you can't just walk away. You have to serve the notice period as well. I am not working at the moment (looking for a job) but he still works for the same company.

tufguy · Jun 17, 2019

Tarheel said:
You resigned from that company, but you still have the same team leader? That seems very unlikely. What is more likely is that his harsh treatment of you was a reason that you resigned.

How are things going?

Not good. I feel like killing myself.

Rover_KE · Jun 17, 2019

tufguy said:
... after resigning from a company you can't just walk away. You have to serve the notice period as well.

Then instead of 'I was on resign', say 'I was serving my notice'.

emsr2d2 · Jun 17, 2019

tufguy said:
Yes, because right after resigning from a company you can't just walk away. You have to serve the notice period as well. I am not working at the moment (looking for a job) but he still works for the same company.

OK, let's get this straight:
1. You used to work with this man (he was your team leader).
2. You handed in your notice but you had to work out your notice period.
3. While you were working out your notice period, he treated you harshly.
4. You have now finished working there so you no longer have anything to do with that man.

If I'm right with all of the above, you would have to say "My team leader at [name of company] treated me very badly after I handed in my notice". You can't use "has treated me" because you no longer work there.

Can you explain what all of this has to do with the content of post #1, in which you said you had been "observing" someone since you "didn't resign"?

Tarheel · Jun 17, 2019

tufguy said:
Not good. I feel like killing myself.

Keep in mind that it's a temporary situation. Things will change. (They always do.)

tufguy · Jun 19, 2019

emsr2d2 said:
OK, let's get this straight:
1. You used to work with this man (he was your team leader).
2. You handed in your notice but you had to work out your notice period.
3. While you were working out your notice period, he treated you harshly.
4. You have now finished working there so you no longer have anything to do with that man.

If I'm right with all of the above, you would have to say "My team leader at [name of company] treated me very badly after I handed in my notice". You can't use "has treated me" because you no longer work there.

Can you explain what all of this has to do with the content of post #1, in which you said you had been "observing" someone since you "didn't resign"?

I had been observing my TL's behavior since I wasn't serving the notice period. Sorry to write my answer like this but nobody has answered my question whether negative clause can be used after since or not. If I have to say anything like this then what is the way to say it after "since"? Please correct my sentence "I had been observing my TL's behavior since I wasn't serving the notice period".

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