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Jack1234 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

"What are you responsible for for the moment?"

I wish to ask one of my collegues about what is the job that has been assigned to him for the moment,

Is it grammatically and semantically correct to ask:

a) What are you responsible for for the moment?
b) What are you accoutable for for the moment?
  

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responsible is the better word. Accountable would mean that not only does he have to do the job, he has to 'account' for it to someone else!

— Nona the brit

  • responsible is the better word.
  • Accountable would mean that not only does he have to do the job, he has to 'account' for it to someone else!
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responsible is the better word. Accountable would mean that not only does he have to do the job, he has to 'account' for it to someone else!
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It would be more correct to say:

'I wish to ask one of my collegues about which job has been assigned to him for the moment'.
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I would replace with
at the moment
just to avoid the repetition
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Hi guys,

a) What are you responsible for, for the moment? If you say this, I'd suggest a pause, ie a comma.

For the moment sounds a little bit more temporary to me than at the moment.

Best wishes, Clive
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I would say:
'What are you responsible for at the moment?'

'for the moment' means 'for the time being' or temporarily.

'at the moment' means 'at this point in time'.
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Eng_teach_in_germanyI would say:
'What are you responsible for at the moment?'

'for the moment' means 'for the time being' or temporarily.

'at the moment' means 'at this point in time'.
I agree,
'for the moment'
might give the idea of this being only a temporary employment (say you know the boss will fire you th
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