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Ansonguy Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Meaning of "in" related to job
(1) You are in acting.
(2) You are in accounting.
(3) You are in singing.
I have heard people say these sentences. I think this is what they mean.
(1a) You are an actor.
(2a) You are an accountant.
(3a) You are a singer.
Do the first three sentences refer to jobs? Are they idiomatic? Thanks a lot.
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ansonguy Do the first three sentences refer to jobs? Are they idiomatic? Yes.
- ansonguy Do the first three sentences refer to jobs?
- Are they idiomatic?
- Yes.
- To be "in (something)" in this sense is to be in that field of activity, most usually as an occupation.
- It doesn't even have to be an -ing word.
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ansonguyDo the first three sentences refer to jobs? Are they idiomatic?
Yes. To be "in (something)" in this sense is to be in that field of activity, most usually as an occupation. It doesn't even have to be an -ing word.
He's in oil. (works in the petroleum industry)
She's in finance. (works in the world of financial affa
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