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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
'to have been off work' and its alternatives
Hi,
(2) There must be some differences in meaning among these three versions?
(3) "I have been off work sick for a week" - I guess this sample phrase is okay?
Can I replace 'off' with some other preposition here?
mus-te
- I have been off work for a while
- I have been out of work for a while
- I have been away from work for a while
(2) There must be some differences in meaning among these three versions?
(3) "I have been off work sick for a week" - I guess this sample phrase is okay?
Can I replace 'off' with some other preposition here?
mus-te
Top answer
1. Yes. 2.
- 1.
- Yes.
- 2.
- ) mean that he is on holiday or other leave.
- 3.
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1. Yes.
2. The second means he has no job; one and three (usually?) mean that he is on holiday or other leave.
3. None springs to mind, offhand.
2. The second means he has no job; one and three (usually?) mean that he is on holiday or other leave.
3. None springs to mind, offhand.
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