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Mr Patrick Posted 19 years ago
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Would you allow "team work spirit" ?

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00Recently, I have found the expression "team work spirit" in a student submission. My gut reaction to this was to disallow it, since it seemed to be a combination of the expressions "01font00team work02font00" and "01font00team spirit02font00". I my opinion, team spirit already expresses a willingness to work as a team, so I saw no need for the new expression.02br
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00However, 01font00team work spirit02font00 googles quite well, with quite a few appearances in otherwise well written text. 02br
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00Here's my question: Would you allow this new expression, and if yes, what is the difference between team spirit and team work spirit?02br
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00Thanks, Patrick0-
  

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0 More "consulting/management" speech, more air ...02br
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00 I wouldn't use it. 02br
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00 The New York Times doesn't show it, while having over 300 instances for "team spirit." 0-
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0 I don't like it either, it is a redundant combination. 0-
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0 I'll add my vote and agree with the comments above. Team spirit. Teamwork. 0-
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