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Human Resource

English translation: Human Resources Manager

10:31 Aug 6, 2007
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management / Human Resource Manager
English term or phrase: Human Resource
I would like to know what is the correct term:

Human Resources Manager
or
Human Resource Manager

Or are both valid. One is US English and the other UK English? I need this doubt solbed a.s.a.p.. Thanks
Elsa Pulido
Selected answer:Human Resources Manager
Explanation:
Usually abbreviated to HR Manager

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-08-06 11:48:03 GMT)
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for Morad,

Companies, institutions etc. have different kinds of resources to manage (technical, logistical, plant etc.). In this context "resource" is used in the sense of a tool, as in, "what tools do we need to increase production?" and is usually used in the plural.
Human resources are varied and involve different skills.
Hence "manager of the human resources" = Human Resources manager.
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Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 11:04
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human resource
Human Resources Manager


Explanation:
Usually abbreviated to HR Manager

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-08-06 11:48:03 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

for Morad,

Companies, institutions etc. have different kinds of resources to manage (technical, logistical, plant etc.). In this context "resource" is used in the sense of a tool, as in, "what tools do we need to increase production?" and is usually used in the plural.
Human resources are varied and involve different skills.
Hence "manager of the human resources" = Human Resources manager.

Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 11:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Monika Silea
2 mins
agree  inmb
4 mins
agree  pakoment
5 mins
agree  kmtext
6 mins
agree  Selcuk Akyuz
7 mins
agree  Tony M
21 mins
agree  Phong Le: the asker may ask this question since he may think that "resource manager" is a compound noun and should be without s
36 mins
neutral  Morad Safe (X): Why we can`t says e.g.,22 years baby(year baby is gramatically correct) but we can say Resources manager.
55 mins
  -> As Ken says, a lot of the time it's usage.
agree  Ken Cox: @ Morad: IMO it's a question of usage rather than grammar
1 hr
agree  NancyLynn
1 hr
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
1 hr
agree  Sophia Finos (X)
1 day 1 hr
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