Make the cut?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>; <span word="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cut">cut</span>”: <span word="Ask">Ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="feedback">feedback</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="employer">employer</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cut">cut</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="employer">employer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="why">why</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> “<span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cut">cut</span>”.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="cut">cut</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distinction">distinction</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dismissal">dismissal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 35 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="interviewed">interviewed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="hire">hire</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="cut">cut</span>” <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="scores">scores</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="You">You</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="selected">selected</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cut">cut</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="You">You</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="five">five</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cut">cut</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cut">cut</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="learners">learners</span>, <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="column">column</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="usage">usage</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="use">use</span> – <span word="while">while</span> <span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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