Personal vs Personnel

Personal vs Personnel

Personal – is an adjective and is defined as your own, not belonging to anyone else.

a. The HR asked the new recruits to fill up their personal details in the form given to them.
b. He wrote the novel based on his personal experiences.

Connected with individual people, especially their feelings, characters and relationships.

a. He was famous for not only his management skills but also his personal qualities.
b. He maintained personal relationships with some of his office colleagues.

Not connected with a person’s job or official position.

a. My colleague wanted to talk to me on some personal matter.
b. I try not to let work interfere with my personal life.

Relating to a person’s hygiene.
a. She was very particular about her personal hygiene.
b. She did not like if somebody ruined her personal cleanliness routine.

Done by a particular person rather than for a large group of people or people in general.
a. That hotel offers personal service to all their clients.
b. The insurer devised a personal investment plan.

Referring to a particular person’s character, appearance, opinions in a way that is offensive.
a. You should try to avoid making personal comments.
b. There is no need to get personal in all these matters.

Personnel – is a verb and is defined as the people who work for an organisation or one of the armed forces.

a. The HR personnel are currently analysing the pay scales of each employee.
b. He has been appointed as the personnel manager.

Read the following sentences and fill in the blanks with the right word.

1. The ____________officer there instructed me to go back and gain some commercial understanding.

a. Personal
b. Personnel
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2. With the introduction of emails, the inclination of writing ____________ letters is being threatened.

a. Personal
b. Personnel
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3. In our new office, there were neither any desks nor any ____________ equipment.

a. Personnel
b. Personal
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4. The explosives exploded as a firefight broke out with the security ____________.

a. Personal
b. Personnel
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5. ____________ attacks on others who comment are not appropriate.

a. Personal
b. Personnel
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