"co-worker" vs. "colleague" - English Language Learners Stack …
2015年8月29日 · I'd say that every co-worker is a colleague, but not every colleague is a co-worker. The usage depends on context. Within a company, my co-workers would be the people on my team (and likely, people that do a similar job to mine). When talking to friends about my job, I could refer to all people at the company as my co-workers.
word choice - Job vacancies or Job openings or Job positions
2017年6月17日 · Two of my female co-workers in my company are going to leave. I guess our manager will hire some new people soon. I am going to tell my friends about this, but I am not sure which words I should use in this situation. I guess our company will soon have some [job vacancies / job openings / job positions] available.
meaning - Difference between read on and read about - English …
Very often my co-workers ask me the question: What are you doing? And I always wonder whether I should reply with reading on or reading about: I am reading about the origins of the universe. I am reading on the origins of the universe. Can I use read on and read about interchangeably?
A notebook in which people write or sign as a memento
2016年4月9日 · a notebook that a person keeps in which other people usually those respected or dear to him like co-workers, classmates, friends, etc sign and/or write a short writing to wish well for the notebook's owner. This notebook is usually kept because you want to remember different people who have been with in your life.
word request - How do I call a person working in a higher position …
2020年7月9日 · In a company, there are various ranks of positions. And some people are working in a higher position than me. Is there any word indicating anyone working in a higher position than m
What's a polite way of asking "who are you?" on the phone?
2018年3月16日 · Say, you're working in a company. The phone rings and you pick it up. On the other line, someone wants to speak to one of your co-workers. You want to tell your co-worker who this person is. I think
What does the line "So long and thanks for all the fish!" mean?
2017年1月16日 · I'm about to be let go because of Covid. I could use the phrase when it happens, but have too much regard for my co-workers who remain. If that regard was absent it would be the perfect sign-off as, metaphorically speaking, a hyper-space bypass is about to get routed through my division and not everyone is aware.
word usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
2021年9月16日 · You could be simultaneously babysitting and working from home. And in all likelihood, you'd be doing so concurrently with some of your co-workers. If two or more of you were doing so simultaneously, then you'd have to be in …
Is this natural English: How was it yesterday?
Two co-workers talking in the break room after a meeting that one of them could not attend; A doctor checking an injury (as per Maulik V's example). Like Tim Romano and J.R. said, "How was your day yesterday?" would make most sense in terms of general small talk.
spoken english - When we read a sentence, how should we pause ...
The reading style will be different depending on whether you are reading a story to a loved one over breakfast, your co-workers at the water cooler, or to a large group in public. Usually spoken pauses occur at punctuation marks, including commas, colons, semicolons, and periods.