Natalia Piskunova
own vs. personal Please, explain me the difference between next sentences: 1. She is my own secretary 2. She is my personal secretary
2015年9月18日 12:03
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Personal is stronger and makes clear that she is your secretary and no one else's. Further, a personal secretary deals with more confidential issues, in most cases. Own implies that she is your secretary, but not as forcefully and doesn't carry the same level of meaning about confidentiality and privacy.
2015年9月18日
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"She is my personal secretary." says what kind of secretary she is. She is a personal secretary, not a an executive secretary, nor a department secretary. "my own secretary" shows whose secretary she is. She is my secretary. She isn't your secretary or his secretary. She is my secretary. You can use both together, for example: "She is my own personal secretary." that shows whose secretary she is (yours) and what kind of secretary she is (a personal secretary).
2015年9月18日
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