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I don’t think I am usually a nitpicker, but your Friday (Sept. 2) headline needs a comment. Two expressions have bothered me ever since I taught freshman English, after proper preparation at Chapel Hill. One of them is: “Board Names Ohioan As CEO of FirstHealth.” He was named CEO. The headline should read: “Board Names Ohioan CEO of FirstHealth.”
As in, “He was named president,” “He was named commander,” “She was named vice president.” One can serve as CEO.
The second one is: “vice president of human resources,” used widely in business. You could say, “HR vice president” or “vice president, human resources.” The title is intended to imply “vice president with responsibility for the organization’s HR function.” If you say “vice president of human resources,” that implies that there is a president of human resources.
There are a lot of vice presidents: HR, marketing, sales, research, finance, etc. Few, if any, of these functions ever have a president.
Yes, I probably have too much time on my hands this morning.
George Hillard
Whispering Pines
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Courseaire 1 year, 8 months ago
He was named Nitpicker.
Arestorer 1 year, 8 months ago
Definately,to much time on his hands...
Who doesnt love having their grammer and spelling criticised by a retired teacher.
Maybe you need to add another hobby to your activities..
emb6683 1 year, 8 months ago
Definitely, grammar and criticized are the correct spellings. And I'm not a teacher.
Or did you do that on purpose?
JER 1 year, 8 months ago
The three of us seem to have plenty of time on our hands as well, what hobby should we take up? Did Mr. Hillard's comments make you feel like your freedom to be incorrect had been violated?
Arestorer 1 year, 8 months ago
Recovering from some Heart plumbing...I'll be back to work Monday...
Courseaire 1 year, 8 months ago
Poetic License - firm believer in it. "...names as CEO" or "...names CEO", did one or ther other change your understanding of its content?