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Minnaloushe Posted 12 years ago
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As a police officer with the City of Ferguson


I, Darren Wilson, hereby resign my commission as a police officer with the City of Ferguson effective immediately.
The cited words are from USAtoday, a website.

Is it correct if I said, "... as a police officer of the City of Eruguson" ?

Is the job title always with "with"?

# 1 I'm a civil servant of New York?

#2 I'm a civil servant with New York?

Are #1, 2 correct?

Thanks!
  

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Minnaloushe Is it correct if I said, "... as a police officer of the City of Eruguson " ? I assume you mean Ferguson.

— CalifJim

  • Minnaloushe Is it correct if I said, "...
  • as a police officer of the City of Eruguson " ?
  • I assume you mean Ferguson.
  • Yes, it's correct to use 'of'.
  • It is sometimes possible to say things in more than one way.
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MinnalousheIs it correct if I said, "... as a police officer of the City of Eruguson" ?
I assume you mean Ferguson. Yes, it's correct to use 'of'. It is sometimes possible to say things in more than one way.
MinnalousheAre #1, 2 correct?
Yes, but as with your other example, 'with' is pro
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The job title isn't always with, it could be of or for.
That said, where I live (North Carolina, USA) police officers frequently say they are with a town, especially if they are talking with other cops, or if they are talking to a friend who knows that they are in law enforcement. "I was with Durham, but now I'm with Raleigh".
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