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nabeera_nasar
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Dear Wonderful Teachers:
" Can I write: "I resign my post as Asst. Engineer." Is it OK?
Or I should write as below:
"I resign from my post as Asst. Engineer."
Thanks in anticipation! |
23 Jul 2012
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ascincoquinas
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Hi there! According to LONGMAN online dictionary: re‧signW3 [intransitive and transitive] 1BEto officially announce that you have decided to leave your job or an organization [↪ quit] resign as He resigned as Governor of Punjab in August. 2to make yourself accept something that is bad but cannot be changed [↪ resigned]: Josh resigned himself to the long walk home. At sixteen, I resigned myself to the fact that I �d never be a dancer. hope this helps. |
23 Jul 2012
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pnwotite
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Hi dear
When you resign from a position, that means you �ve given up the position.
Answer to your question should be: "I resigned from the post of Asst. Engineer."
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23 Jul 2012
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Apodo
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Are you wriring a letter of resignation? Or was the resignation in the past? If you are writing to resign from a position you can say: I wish to resign from the position of I would like to tender my resignation from the position of (more formal) |
23 Jul 2012
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