That was the case

[Simo Ita]

Hi there,

Is "that was the case" a correct expression for this sentence?

In some of the jobs I had, I was in direct contact with people. That was the case when I worked as a waiter at a little restaurant.

Thanks in advance.

 

[lingobingo]

Yes, that’s perfectly good English. But we can’t tell you whether it’s appropriate in your context if we don’t know what that context is.

 

[Simo Ita]

Yes, that’s perfectly hood English. But we can’t tell you whether it’s appropriate in your context if we don’t know what that context is.

The context is: a letter of application for a holiday job.

 

[lingobingo]

Well, you could use it for that. But it might be preferable to just say: For example, when I worked ……

 

[elroy]

In some of the jobs I had, I was in direct contact with people. That was the case when I worked as a waiter at a little restaurant.

I find it stylistically weak for the genre.

Some of my prior work experience, such as my job as a waiter at a small restaurant, involved direct contact with people.