Discussion Groups / British English / May 2005

At 17:58:04 on Tue, 17 May 2005, rpaeps <rpaeps@scarlet.be> wrote in
<IsSdnd9CDawQiRffRVnysg@scarlet.biz>:

Yes, except that "alreay" should be "already" - but I suspect that was
just a typo rather than an actual error.

However, the wording is somewhat informal.  It would be very appropriate
for a letter to a friend or relation;  it would not be ideal for a job
application or CV.  (The phrase "tell you about" implies that you are
going to describe things in detail.)  If you are thinking of a CV, it
would be better to re-cast it along the following lines:

During 2005, I have already done the following:

(a) - brief details, probably one single sentence
(b) - brief details as above
(c) - brief details as above
(d) - brief details as above

During the rest of 2005, I intend to do the following:

etc.