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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Work ethics = the way work

Idiomatic way to say

I like the way he works. He's the best employee one could ask for.
I like his work ethics. He's the best employee one could ask for.
  

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The term "work ethic," meaning the person knows how to discipline himself and the value of sustained effort, is always singular in this sense, never plural. "

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The term "work ethic," meaning the person knows how to discipline himself and the value of sustained effort, is always singular in this sense, never plural. So: "I like his work ethic."

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