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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Piece rate/paid by the piece
The job is piece rate, not hour rate.
The job is paid by the rate, not by the hour.
Hi,
Do both of the above sound right and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
The job is paid by the rate, not by the hour.
Hi,
Do both of the above sound right and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
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" I guess your "rate" for "piece" in the second sentence was just finger-trouble. I'd hyphenate "piece-rate" here, but some people might not feel it necessary.
- " I guess your "rate" for "piece" in the second sentence was just finger-trouble.
- I'd hyphenate "piece-rate" here, but some people might not feel it necessary.
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"The job is piece-rate, not hourly rate."
"The job is paid by the piece, not by the hour."
I guess your "rate" for "piece" in the second sentence was just finger-trouble. I'd hyphenate "piece-rate" here, but some people might not feel it necessary.
"The job is paid by the piece, not by the hour."
I guess your "rate" for "piece" in the second sentence was just finger-trouble. I'd hyphenate "piece-rate" here, but some people might not feel it necessary.
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