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Nhật Bình Posted 6 years ago
Vocabulary

Collocation

Does 'commence' collocate with 'work' ?

Eg: It is better for people to commence work after school.

  

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That collocation is fine, but it talks about the actual time someone starts work. For example: He commenced work at 4 pm on Thursday. t Bình Eg: It is better for people to commence start work ing after they leave school.

  • That collocation is fine, but it talks about the actual time someone starts work.
  • For example: He commenced work at 4 pm on Thursday.
  • t Bình Eg: It is better for people to commence start work ing after they leave school.
  • Try that.
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That collocation is fine, but it talks about the actual time someone starts work. For example:

He commenced work at 4 pm on Thursday.

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Nh?t BìnhEg: It is better for people to commence start working after
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Nh?t BìnhIt is better for people to commence work after school.

It is not very natural.

I assume it means that the school day ends at 4 pm, and you go to your part-time job as a server at that time.

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