Highest paid/Highest paying
Hello,
Can we use "highest paid" instead of "highest paying" in the sentences below?
- Ever wonder where the highest-paying jobs in your field are?
- The city of St. Louis still has the highest-paying jobs, on average, in the region.
I did a bit of research and "highest paying" seems to be a lot more common. However, "highest paid jobs" is still used. What do you think?
Thank you.
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Gene93 What do you think? If you want to be really accurate, the jobs 'pay' (more or less) and the employees are paid, so it should be highest-paying jobs and highest-paid employees . In practice, this is "all over the place" in terms of what people choose.
- Gene93 What do you think?
- If you want to be really accurate, the jobs 'pay' (more or less) and the employees are paid, so it should be highest-paying jobs and highest-paid employees .
- In practice, this is "all over the place" in terms of what people choose.
- No matter what you choose, it won't be a serious error.
- At least you'll be in good company.
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Gene93What do you think?
If you want to be really accurate, the jobs 'pay' (more or less) and the employees are paid, so it should be highest-paying jobs and highest-paid employees.
In practice, this is "all over the place" in terms of what people choose. No matter what you choose, it won't be a serious error. At least you'll be in goo
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