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Topic: Personal and Personnel |
31 October 2002 |
Personal is usually mistaken for
personnel because of the latter's unusual spelling and
because most people don't know that the word actually exists.
Personal is an adjective. It means private, concerning only one person.
For example:
I have personal business to attend to;
therefore, I will be a little late.
He wouldn't tell his friends what he said to his girlfriend. It's personal.
You don't mix your personal life with work.
Sometimes bad personal life can ruin a career.
Personnel is a noun.
We usually say personnel department or office personnel.
It means staff or people in a job.
For example:
Please take this document to the personnel department.
All office personnel should report to the manager.
Note:
personal (adj.) related to a person, private
personnel (n.) staff
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Exercise: Personal or Personnel |
| Directions : Choose the word that best fits the context of each sentence. |
 1.All ________, please report to the front desk.
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| 2.Please make sure that you have all of your ________ belongings with you. |
| 3.Diaries are ________. It is written for the writer. |
| 4.Some people are not aware of their ________ needs. |
| 5.She doesnt like a desk job and wont fit the role of an office ________. |
| 6.It is rude to ask ________ questions to people whom you dont know well. |
| 7.Toothbrushes are very ________ items that you dont share with anyone. |
| 8.________ officers deal with staffs ________ and confidential files. |
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