Is the expression “in seek of” acceptable?
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Is this sentence correct, or are there better ways to express it:
In seek of an ideal start for my career, I am applying for the PhD program at your school.
Am I using the wrong verb here, should I use instead, in search of ?
What formulaic expressions or phrases could I use in place of in seek of?
I am looking for something formal, but also native-like.
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Is this sentence correct, or are there better ways to express it:
In seek of an ideal start for my career, I am applying for the PhD program at your school.
Am I using the wrong verb here, should I use instead, in search of ?
What formulaic expressions or phrases could I use in place of in seek of?
I am looking for something formal, but also native-like.
expressions phrase-requests formality
edited 1 hour ago
Janus Bahs Jacquet
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asked Nov 29 '15 at 8:51
David Xiaoyu Xu
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You might be looking for this expression It's important to get off on the right foot in this new job. So, you could write: “In order for my career to start off on the right foot, I am applying...”
– Mari-Lou A
Nov 29 '15 at 10:33
If you dislike or feel uncomfortable with my edit you can rollback to the previous version, but if you do show some minimal research, users will be more inclined to answer. Good luck!
– Mari-Lou A
Nov 29 '15 at 10:49
Please do not edit the question to remove it altogether. If you are not happy with how the question is presented, feel free to improve it; but removing the essential parts of it completely just invalidates the answers you’ve received and makes it a non-question.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
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Is this sentence correct, or are there better ways to express it:
In seek of an ideal start for my career, I am applying for the PhD program at your school.
Am I using the wrong verb here, should I use instead, in search of ?
What formulaic expressions or phrases could I use in place of in seek of?
I am looking for something formal, but also native-like.
expressions phrase-requests formality
edited 1 hour ago
Janus Bahs Jacquet
29.2k568125
asked Nov 29 '15 at 8:51
David Xiaoyu Xu
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Is this sentence correct, or are there better ways to express it:
In seek of an ideal start for my career, I am applying for the PhD program at your school.
Am I using the wrong verb here, should I use instead, in search of ?
What formulaic expressions or phrases could I use in place of in seek of?
I am looking for something formal, but also native-like.
expressions phrase-requests formality
expressions phrase-requests formality
edited 1 hour ago
Janus Bahs Jacquet
29.2k568125
asked Nov 29 '15 at 8:51
David Xiaoyu Xu
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edited 1 hour ago
Janus Bahs Jacquet
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asked Nov 29 '15 at 8:51
David Xiaoyu Xu
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Janus Bahs Jacquet
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Janus Bahs Jacquet
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Janus Bahs Jacquet
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asked Nov 29 '15 at 8:51
David Xiaoyu Xu
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asked Nov 29 '15 at 8:51
David Xiaoyu Xu
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You might be looking for this expression It's important to get off on the right foot in this new job. So, you could write: “In order for my career to start off on the right foot, I am applying...”
– Mari-Lou A
Nov 29 '15 at 10:33
If you dislike or feel uncomfortable with my edit you can rollback to the previous version, but if you do show some minimal research, users will be more inclined to answer. Good luck!
– Mari-Lou A
Nov 29 '15 at 10:49
Please do not edit the question to remove it altogether. If you are not happy with how the question is presented, feel free to improve it; but removing the essential parts of it completely just invalidates the answers you’ve received and makes it a non-question.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
1 hour ago
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You might be looking for this expression It's important to get off on the right foot in this new job. So, you could write: “In order for my career to start off on the right foot, I am applying...”
– Mari-Lou A
Nov 29 '15 at 10:33
If you dislike or feel uncomfortable with my edit you can rollback to the previous version, but if you do show some minimal research, users will be more inclined to answer. Good luck!
– Mari-Lou A
Nov 29 '15 at 10:49
Please do not edit the question to remove it altogether. If you are not happy with how the question is presented, feel free to improve it; but removing the essential parts of it completely just invalidates the answers you’ve received and makes it a non-question.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
1 hour ago
You might be looking for this expression It's important to get off on the right foot in this new job. So, you could write: “In order for my career to start off on the right foot, I am applying...”
– Mari-Lou A
Nov 29 '15 at 10:33
You might be looking for this expression It's important to get off on the right foot in this new job. So, you could write: “In order for my career to start off on the right foot, I am applying...”
– Mari-Lou A
Nov 29 '15 at 10:33
If you dislike or feel uncomfortable with my edit you can rollback to the previous version, but if you do show some minimal research, users will be more inclined to answer. Good luck!
– Mari-Lou A
Nov 29 '15 at 10:49
If you dislike or feel uncomfortable with my edit you can rollback to the previous version, but if you do show some minimal research, users will be more inclined to answer. Good luck!
– Mari-Lou A
Nov 29 '15 at 10:49
Please do not edit the question to remove it altogether. If you are not happy with how the question is presented, feel free to improve it; but removing the essential parts of it completely just invalidates the answers you’ve received and makes it a non-question.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
1 hour ago
Please do not edit the question to remove it altogether. If you are not happy with how the question is presented, feel free to improve it; but removing the essential parts of it completely just invalidates the answers you’ve received and makes it a non-question.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
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"In seek of" is not a common expression.
You could either say:
In search of an ideal start for my career, ...
This uses the verb search and is a common expression.
or you can use
Seeking an ideal start for my career, ...
This uses the verb seek as a gerund. Seek doesn't sound right with an indirect object, which is why in seek of sounds wrong to me, I think.
Also, you wouldn't use "searching an ideal start ... " but you could use
Searching for an ideal start for my career, ...
Seek sounds a little more formal to me than search, but it's probably personal preference. None of these choices is informal or slang; they will all suit for an application letter.
answered Nov 29 '15 at 21:58
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I am applying for the PhD program at your school, as I consider it the ideal qualification for my proposed career in rocket science.
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"In seek of" is not a common expression.
You could either say:
In search of an ideal start for my career, ...
This uses the verb search and is a common expression.
or you can use
Seeking an ideal start for my career, ...
This uses the verb seek as a gerund. Seek doesn't sound right with an indirect object, which is why in seek of sounds wrong to me, I think.
Also, you wouldn't use "searching an ideal start ... " but you could use
Searching for an ideal start for my career, ...
Seek sounds a little more formal to me than search, but it's probably personal preference. None of these choices is informal or slang; they will all suit for an application letter.
answered Nov 29 '15 at 21:58
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"In seek of" is not a common expression.
You could either say:
In search of an ideal start for my career, ...
This uses the verb search and is a common expression.
or you can use
Seeking an ideal start for my career, ...
This uses the verb seek as a gerund. Seek doesn't sound right with an indirect object, which is why in seek of sounds wrong to me, I think.
Also, you wouldn't use "searching an ideal start ... " but you could use
Searching for an ideal start for my career, ...
Seek sounds a little more formal to me than search, but it's probably personal preference. None of these choices is informal or slang; they will all suit for an application letter.
answered Nov 29 '15 at 21:58
Kit Z. Fox♦
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"In seek of" is not a common expression.
You could either say:
In search of an ideal start for my career, ...
This uses the verb search and is a common expression.
or you can use
Seeking an ideal start for my career, ...
This uses the verb seek as a gerund. Seek doesn't sound right with an indirect object, which is why in seek of sounds wrong to me, I think.
Also, you wouldn't use "searching an ideal start ... " but you could use
Searching for an ideal start for my career, ...
Seek sounds a little more formal to me than search, but it's probably personal preference. None of these choices is informal or slang; they will all suit for an application letter.
answered Nov 29 '15 at 21:58
Kit Z. Fox♦
23.3k1993179
"In seek of" is not a common expression.
You could either say:
In search of an ideal start for my career, ...
This uses the verb search and is a common expression.
or you can use
Seeking an ideal start for my career, ...
This uses the verb seek as a gerund. Seek doesn't sound right with an indirect object, which is why in seek of sounds wrong to me, I think.
Also, you wouldn't use "searching an ideal start ... " but you could use
Searching for an ideal start for my career, ...
Seek sounds a little more formal to me than search, but it's probably personal preference. None of these choices is informal or slang; they will all suit for an application letter.
answered Nov 29 '15 at 21:58
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I am applying for the PhD program at your school, as I consider it the ideal qualification for my proposed career in rocket science.
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I am applying for the PhD program at your school, as I consider it the ideal qualification for my proposed career in rocket science.
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I am applying for the PhD program at your school, as I consider it the ideal qualification for my proposed career in rocket science.
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I am applying for the PhD program at your school, as I consider it the ideal qualification for my proposed career in rocket science.
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You might be looking for this expression It's important to get off on the right foot in this new job. So, you could write: “In order for my career to start off on the right foot, I am applying...”
– Mari-Lou A
Nov 29 '15 at 10:33
If you dislike or feel uncomfortable with my edit you can rollback to the previous version, but if you do show some minimal research, users will be more inclined to answer. Good luck!
– Mari-Lou A
Nov 29 '15 at 10:49
Please do not edit the question to remove it altogether. If you are not happy with how the question is presented, feel free to improve it; but removing the essential parts of it completely just invalidates the answers you’ve received and makes it a non-question.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
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