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Bookmark or Share- secretary general vs general secretary | WordReference ForumsHowever in this case, it seems that, generally, Secretary General is preferred rather than General Secretary for most of the prestigious organisations: probably because in English most of the times there is more 'status' attributet to words going back to Romanic roots.
- Medical/clinical reports: past or present tense?Working as a medical secretary at an emergency department, and having transcribed lots if medical case records I'd say what what has happened with the patient before the arrival to the emergency department is written in the past tense, what happens during the patients stay is in present tens, and what is going to be done after the patient leaves the emergency department is in future tense.
- General manager office and general manager's officeI found both possibilities widely used, so I'm asking not which one is correct, but what exactly is the difference between these two: General manager office and general manager's office, if there is any difference at all.
- Never has been vs. Has never been - WordReference Forums(By the way there are also phrases, borrowed from the French, like "secretary general") Now, to get back to my first question, tell me please, is there a context in which you'd say "this never has been my intention", "if it had been my intention - which it has never been - then I would etc."?
- H.E Mrs. or H.E. Madam.. - WordReference ForumsInternally, we give the name and designation - just the way, I'm sure, it is done in most other countries. We do not "excellency" our president. This is often done on the international arena, however. I know for a fact, that the US President will address the UN Secretary General with the honorific "Your Excellency".
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