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In the following sentence:




...take a technical test, so your team can determine if I am suitable
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Is "skills-wise" legitimate English?



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    It is slightly informal, but as long as you have your "handy-dandy" hyphen shoved in there, you should be readily understood. Am E

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  • You can just drop it... "suitable for the position."

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  • Related: When is it correct to use the -wise suffix?

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In the following sentence:




...take a technical test, so your team can determine if I am suitable
for the position skills-wise.




Is "skills-wise" legitimate English?



If not, how could I change it to get the same meaning across?






suffixes







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    It is slightly informal, but as long as you have your "handy-dandy" hyphen shoved in there, you should be readily understood. Am E

    – Oldbag
    16 hours ago











  • You can just drop it... "suitable for the position."

    – jimm101
    10 hours ago











  • Related: When is it correct to use the -wise suffix?

    – Hearth
    9 hours ago














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In the following sentence:




...take a technical test, so your team can determine if I am suitable
for the position skills-wise.




Is "skills-wise" legitimate English?



If not, how could I change it to get the same meaning across?






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In the following sentence:




...take a technical test, so your team can determine if I am suitable
for the position skills-wise.




Is "skills-wise" legitimate English?



If not, how could I change it to get the same meaning across?






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  • 6





    It is slightly informal, but as long as you have your "handy-dandy" hyphen shoved in there, you should be readily understood. Am E

    – Oldbag
    16 hours ago











  • You can just drop it... "suitable for the position."

    – jimm101
    10 hours ago











  • Related: When is it correct to use the -wise suffix?

    – Hearth
    9 hours ago














  • 6





    It is slightly informal, but as long as you have your "handy-dandy" hyphen shoved in there, you should be readily understood. Am E

    – Oldbag
    16 hours ago











  • You can just drop it... "suitable for the position."

    – jimm101
    10 hours ago











  • Related: When is it correct to use the -wise suffix?

    – Hearth
    9 hours ago








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It is slightly informal, but as long as you have your "handy-dandy" hyphen shoved in there, you should be readily understood. Am E

– Oldbag
16 hours ago





It is slightly informal, but as long as you have your "handy-dandy" hyphen shoved in there, you should be readily understood. Am E

– Oldbag
16 hours ago













You can just drop it... "suitable for the position."

– jimm101
10 hours ago





You can just drop it... "suitable for the position."

– jimm101
10 hours ago













Related: When is it correct to use the -wise suffix?

– Hearth
9 hours ago





Related: When is it correct to use the -wise suffix?

– Hearth
9 hours ago










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You can change the sentence to




...take a technical test, so your team can determine if my skills are suitable for the position.




According to me, skill-wise is not appropriate English.






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  • Thanks, I already sent the email so nevermind. :)

    – George
    16 hours ago






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    OK but we're looking for what the English-speaking world as a whole thinks about "skills-wise", not your personal opinion.

    – David Richerby
    10 hours ago






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    Note: Native English speakers never say "according to me", because "according to" is used in explaining why you think something; it makes no sense to say that you led yourself to think it. Rather, you mean "In my opinion", or "I feel that", or "If you ask me".

    – ruakh
    2 hours ago



















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It is a perfectly idiomatic (natural) pattern used in informal English.




The parachute deployed at the last moment, a successful trial drama-wise.




'X-wise' acts like an adverb, where X is a noun. It can be translated to 'with respect to X'.



It is being used more and more lately. It can be a little jarring to mix formal and informal registers. Like with any new pattern, it can be used to interesting effect in formal writing, but shouldn't be used too much as it is considered out of place.






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    +1. This use of "wise" is quite ancient -- it comes from the Old English genitive of "way" (so "otherwise" : "other way" :: "once" : "one") -- but nowadays it has somehow come to sound informal, outside of specific fixed compounds like "clockwise" and "otherwise" and "pointwise" and so on. (A bit awkwardly, there's some regional variation in which fixed compounds survived -- for example, "elsewise" and "anywise" are found in some regions but not others -- but "skills-wise" is definitely not a survival anywhere!)

    – ruakh
    2 hours ago



















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More direct than the accepted answer is:




...take a technical test so you can tell whether I have the
skills for the job.




You could keep “team” “determine” and “position”, if you have to, but I thought I’d give an example of simple direct English.



Oh, and “Skills-wise” is an abomination.






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    You can change the sentence to




    ...take a technical test, so your team can determine if my skills are suitable for the position.




    According to me, skill-wise is not appropriate English.






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    • Thanks, I already sent the email so nevermind. :)

      – George
      16 hours ago






    • 16





      OK but we're looking for what the English-speaking world as a whole thinks about "skills-wise", not your personal opinion.

      – David Richerby
      10 hours ago






    • 1





      Note: Native English speakers never say "according to me", because "according to" is used in explaining why you think something; it makes no sense to say that you led yourself to think it. Rather, you mean "In my opinion", or "I feel that", or "If you ask me".

      – ruakh
      2 hours ago
















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    You can change the sentence to




    ...take a technical test, so your team can determine if my skills are suitable for the position.




    According to me, skill-wise is not appropriate English.






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    • Thanks, I already sent the email so nevermind. :)

      – George
      16 hours ago






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      OK but we're looking for what the English-speaking world as a whole thinks about "skills-wise", not your personal opinion.

      – David Richerby
      10 hours ago






    • 1





      Note: Native English speakers never say "according to me", because "according to" is used in explaining why you think something; it makes no sense to say that you led yourself to think it. Rather, you mean "In my opinion", or "I feel that", or "If you ask me".

      – ruakh
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    ...take a technical test, so your team can determine if my skills are suitable for the position.




    According to me, skill-wise is not appropriate English.






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    You can change the sentence to




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    According to me, skill-wise is not appropriate English.







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    • Thanks, I already sent the email so nevermind. :)

      – George
      16 hours ago






    • 16





      OK but we're looking for what the English-speaking world as a whole thinks about "skills-wise", not your personal opinion.

      – David Richerby
      10 hours ago






    • 1





      Note: Native English speakers never say "according to me", because "according to" is used in explaining why you think something; it makes no sense to say that you led yourself to think it. Rather, you mean "In my opinion", or "I feel that", or "If you ask me".

      – ruakh
      2 hours ago



















    • Thanks, I already sent the email so nevermind. :)

      – George
      16 hours ago






    • 16





      OK but we're looking for what the English-speaking world as a whole thinks about "skills-wise", not your personal opinion.

      – David Richerby
      10 hours ago






    • 1





      Note: Native English speakers never say "according to me", because "according to" is used in explaining why you think something; it makes no sense to say that you led yourself to think it. Rather, you mean "In my opinion", or "I feel that", or "If you ask me".

      – ruakh
      2 hours ago

















    Thanks, I already sent the email so nevermind. :)

    – George
    16 hours ago





    Thanks, I already sent the email so nevermind. :)

    – George
    16 hours ago




    16




    16





    OK but we're looking for what the English-speaking world as a whole thinks about "skills-wise", not your personal opinion.

    – David Richerby
    10 hours ago





    OK but we're looking for what the English-speaking world as a whole thinks about "skills-wise", not your personal opinion.

    – David Richerby
    10 hours ago




    1




    1





    Note: Native English speakers never say "according to me", because "according to" is used in explaining why you think something; it makes no sense to say that you led yourself to think it. Rather, you mean "In my opinion", or "I feel that", or "If you ask me".

    – ruakh
    2 hours ago





    Note: Native English speakers never say "according to me", because "according to" is used in explaining why you think something; it makes no sense to say that you led yourself to think it. Rather, you mean "In my opinion", or "I feel that", or "If you ask me".

    – ruakh
    2 hours ago













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    It is a perfectly idiomatic (natural) pattern used in informal English.




    The parachute deployed at the last moment, a successful trial drama-wise.




    'X-wise' acts like an adverb, where X is a noun. It can be translated to 'with respect to X'.



    It is being used more and more lately. It can be a little jarring to mix formal and informal registers. Like with any new pattern, it can be used to interesting effect in formal writing, but shouldn't be used too much as it is considered out of place.






    share|improve this answer



















    • 1





      +1. This use of "wise" is quite ancient -- it comes from the Old English genitive of "way" (so "otherwise" : "other way" :: "once" : "one") -- but nowadays it has somehow come to sound informal, outside of specific fixed compounds like "clockwise" and "otherwise" and "pointwise" and so on. (A bit awkwardly, there's some regional variation in which fixed compounds survived -- for example, "elsewise" and "anywise" are found in some regions but not others -- but "skills-wise" is definitely not a survival anywhere!)

      – ruakh
      2 hours ago
















    24














    It is a perfectly idiomatic (natural) pattern used in informal English.




    The parachute deployed at the last moment, a successful trial drama-wise.




    'X-wise' acts like an adverb, where X is a noun. It can be translated to 'with respect to X'.



    It is being used more and more lately. It can be a little jarring to mix formal and informal registers. Like with any new pattern, it can be used to interesting effect in formal writing, but shouldn't be used too much as it is considered out of place.






    share|improve this answer



















    • 1





      +1. This use of "wise" is quite ancient -- it comes from the Old English genitive of "way" (so "otherwise" : "other way" :: "once" : "one") -- but nowadays it has somehow come to sound informal, outside of specific fixed compounds like "clockwise" and "otherwise" and "pointwise" and so on. (A bit awkwardly, there's some regional variation in which fixed compounds survived -- for example, "elsewise" and "anywise" are found in some regions but not others -- but "skills-wise" is definitely not a survival anywhere!)

      – ruakh
      2 hours ago














    24












    24








    24







    It is a perfectly idiomatic (natural) pattern used in informal English.




    The parachute deployed at the last moment, a successful trial drama-wise.




    'X-wise' acts like an adverb, where X is a noun. It can be translated to 'with respect to X'.



    It is being used more and more lately. It can be a little jarring to mix formal and informal registers. Like with any new pattern, it can be used to interesting effect in formal writing, but shouldn't be used too much as it is considered out of place.






    share|improve this answer













    It is a perfectly idiomatic (natural) pattern used in informal English.




    The parachute deployed at the last moment, a successful trial drama-wise.




    'X-wise' acts like an adverb, where X is a noun. It can be translated to 'with respect to X'.



    It is being used more and more lately. It can be a little jarring to mix formal and informal registers. Like with any new pattern, it can be used to interesting effect in formal writing, but shouldn't be used too much as it is considered out of place.







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      +1. This use of "wise" is quite ancient -- it comes from the Old English genitive of "way" (so "otherwise" : "other way" :: "once" : "one") -- but nowadays it has somehow come to sound informal, outside of specific fixed compounds like "clockwise" and "otherwise" and "pointwise" and so on. (A bit awkwardly, there's some regional variation in which fixed compounds survived -- for example, "elsewise" and "anywise" are found in some regions but not others -- but "skills-wise" is definitely not a survival anywhere!)

      – ruakh
      2 hours ago














    • 1





      +1. This use of "wise" is quite ancient -- it comes from the Old English genitive of "way" (so "otherwise" : "other way" :: "once" : "one") -- but nowadays it has somehow come to sound informal, outside of specific fixed compounds like "clockwise" and "otherwise" and "pointwise" and so on. (A bit awkwardly, there's some regional variation in which fixed compounds survived -- for example, "elsewise" and "anywise" are found in some regions but not others -- but "skills-wise" is definitely not a survival anywhere!)

      – ruakh
      2 hours ago








    1




    1





    +1. This use of "wise" is quite ancient -- it comes from the Old English genitive of "way" (so "otherwise" : "other way" :: "once" : "one") -- but nowadays it has somehow come to sound informal, outside of specific fixed compounds like "clockwise" and "otherwise" and "pointwise" and so on. (A bit awkwardly, there's some regional variation in which fixed compounds survived -- for example, "elsewise" and "anywise" are found in some regions but not others -- but "skills-wise" is definitely not a survival anywhere!)

    – ruakh
    2 hours ago





    +1. This use of "wise" is quite ancient -- it comes from the Old English genitive of "way" (so "otherwise" : "other way" :: "once" : "one") -- but nowadays it has somehow come to sound informal, outside of specific fixed compounds like "clockwise" and "otherwise" and "pointwise" and so on. (A bit awkwardly, there's some regional variation in which fixed compounds survived -- for example, "elsewise" and "anywise" are found in some regions but not others -- but "skills-wise" is definitely not a survival anywhere!)

    – ruakh
    2 hours ago











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    More direct than the accepted answer is:




    ...take a technical test so you can tell whether I have the
    skills for the job.




    You could keep “team” “determine” and “position”, if you have to, but I thought I’d give an example of simple direct English.



    Oh, and “Skills-wise” is an abomination.






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      More direct than the accepted answer is:




      ...take a technical test so you can tell whether I have the
      skills for the job.




      You could keep “team” “determine” and “position”, if you have to, but I thought I’d give an example of simple direct English.



      Oh, and “Skills-wise” is an abomination.






      share|improve this answer


























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        -2







        More direct than the accepted answer is:




        ...take a technical test so you can tell whether I have the
        skills for the job.




        You could keep “team” “determine” and “position”, if you have to, but I thought I’d give an example of simple direct English.



        Oh, and “Skills-wise” is an abomination.






        share|improve this answer













        More direct than the accepted answer is:




        ...take a technical test so you can tell whether I have the
        skills for the job.




        You could keep “team” “determine” and “position”, if you have to, but I thought I’d give an example of simple direct English.



        Oh, and “Skills-wise” is an abomination.







        share|improve this answer












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