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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

asking about job

Is it right to say "What are you?" instead of saying what's your job?
  

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" instead of saying what's your job? The question is OK, but that answer might be a surprise. A: What are you?

— AlpheccaStars

  • " instead of saying what's your job?
  • The question is OK, but that answer might be a surprise.
  • A: What are you?
  • B: I am a proud fourth-generation Irish-American Catholic born and bred in Boston.
  • Better: What is your profession?
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Anonymous Is it right to say "What are you?" instead of saying what's your job?
The question is OK, but that answer might be a surprise.

A: What are you?
B: I am a proud fourth-generation Irish-American Catholic born and bred in Boston.

Better: What is your profession?
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AlpheccaStarsBetter: What is your profession?
Also good: What line of work are you in?
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AnonymousIs it right to say "What are you?" instead of saying what's your job?
No, but you can ask:

What do you do (for a living)?
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