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Maria D Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
at work vs on/in the job
Hello!
Could you help me, please, to find out the difference between the following phrases:
at work
in the job
on the job
Thank you!
P.S. am I right to think that "job" is "profession" and "work" is "place" or "activity"?
Could you help me, please, to find out the difference between the following phrases:
at work
in the job
on the job
Thank you!
P.S. am I right to think that "job" is "profession" and "work" is "place" or "activity"?
Top answer
"at work" - at the place where you work. " "in the job" - I don't think I've ever heard this phrase used. "on the job" - currently working.
- "at work" - at the place where you work.
- " "in the job" - I don't think I've ever heard this phrase used.
- "on the job" - currently working.
- " Yes, job is profession , and work can mean either "the place where someone works" (a better word for this is workplace ) or "the activity they perform".
- Job can also mean "the activity they perform".
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"at work" - at the place where you work. "I'm at work." "I'm at home." "I left my cellphone at work."
"in the job" - I don't think I've ever heard this phrase used.
"on the job" - currently working. "I'm on the job at the moment." "I'm at lunch; I'll be back on the job in ten minutes."
Yes, job is profession, and work can mean either "the place where someone w
"in the job" - I don't think I've ever heard this phrase used.
"on the job" - currently working. "I'm on the job at the moment." "I'm at lunch; I'll be back on the job in ten minutes."
Yes, job is profession, and work can mean either "the place where someone w
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