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Belly Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Well -paying or well- paid job?

The question below is not mine, it's of my friend's (Am I right to use 's here?). I posted it here since nobody has answered him
We often talk about 'a well-paid job/ driver etc'. But I read such a sentence: 'It's hard to find a steady, well-paying job.' in the entry of 'steady' in the 4th edition of LONGMAN DICTIONARY OF CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH.

Is 'a well-paying job' a correct expression or is it a typo in the dictionary?

I searched on the reference.com web and got nearly as many of each of the expressions.

Thank you.
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BellyThe question below is not mine, it's of my friend's (Am I right to use 's here?). I posted it here since nobody has answered him

We often talk about 'a well-paid job/ driver etc'. But I read such a sentence: 'It's hard to find a steady, well-paying job.' in the entry of 'steady' in the 4th edition of LONGMAN DICTIONARY OF CONTEMPOR
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But in the compose menu, I haven't seen any signal of it. Let's forget about it for the time being. Is well paying a real word?
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>Is 'a well-paying job' a correct expression or is it a typo in the dictionary?

It is correct.
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BellyBut in the compose menu, I haven't seen any signal of it. Let's forget about it for the time being. Is well paying a real word?

Do you see the Reply button? The Quote button is right beside it.
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Do you know where to post problems on Oxford dictionary? I found two of the mistakes. However, does well paying job have the same meaning as well paid job?
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Once you started a new topic, mister, where can I quote sources from other sites
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>However, does well paying job have the same meaning as well paid job?

You must use the dash (-) for both.

IMO:

- in well-paying job, the accent is on the fact that the job provides you with a good (and steady) source of income on a continuous basis (see the usage of the paying, which is continuous form)

- in well-paid job
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I don't think it so. Present participle express an active meaning whilist past participle express a passive one. So IMHO, that means when we use a well- paying job, we say that the job is good for its salary, the fact of the job. When we use a well- paid job, it means we can get the high salary from the job. Am I right? Still there's a lot to be desire
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Actually, "well" is one of the words that does not take a hyphen when forming a compound adjective, in most style guides.
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