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Edwin Tan Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Second Conditional

If she were happy in her job, she wouldn't be looking for another one. / If she was happy in her job, she wouldn't be looking for another one.

Which one is correct?
  

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Edwin Tan If she were happy in her job, she wouldn't be looking for another one.

— Canadian45

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Edwin TanIf she were happy in her job, she wouldn't be looking for another one. Emotion: yes
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Both are used, but were is more widely accepted. More natural is …happy with her job…
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Aspara GusMore natural is …happy with her job…
But I think 'happy in her job" and "happy wirth her job" can have different meanings.

'unhappy with her job', mainly suggests that she doesn't like the work she has to do.
'unhappy in her job' suggests other possibilities. Maybe she doesn't get along with some of her fellow workers or maybe some creep
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canadian45'unhappy in her job' suggests other possibilities. Maybe she doesn't get along with some of her fellow workers or maybe some creepy old guy at work often makes her uncomfortable.
I’d expect something more natural for this meaning. We wouldn’t say I’m happy in my job. Well, at least I wouldn’t.

The former meaning you gave seems more li
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canadian45But I think 'happy in her job" and "happy wirth her job" can have different meanings
I agree with Aspara Gus. " Happy with one's job " is more natural. "....In her job.." may be accpetable with a more defined context. In the case, if one is unhappy with / in her job, this suggests she is not happy with ev
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Edwin TanIf she were happy in (with/at) her job, she wouldn't be looking for another one. / If she was happy in (with/at) her job, she wouldn't be looking for another one.Which one is correct?
Both are correct.
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To me, "(un)happy in her job" means (in)(at) her workplace. Anyway,"in" is what the OP said and it makes sense to me.
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Idiomatically, "with " is the most common. But it is perfectly fine if you say" she is unhappy at work". "At her job" may be acceptable, depending on context. That being said, "...in her job .." definitely has a odd ring to it.
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grammarfreakThat's a little carried away ....
Maybe yes or maybe no. Sometimes one can introduce those kinds of uncommon words and phrases to English learners.
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