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jasonconga
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| I ain't the one applying for a work permit ! |
ahem, you mean work permission, don't you? |
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JZer
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| Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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| The word in English is WORK PERMIT, not 'work permisssion'. |
scot 47, have you lived in every English speaking nation and every region of every nation. Until then I would refrain from making comments about what is the correct word in English.
Just like in the American dictionary there are two pronunciations for creek "'krEk, 'krik" I highly doubt that both pronunciations are in the Oxford dictionary. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 1:26 am Post subject: |
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| I stick by my guns. It is WORK PERMIT. Can't see where the creek comes in ! |
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M@tt
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 5:43 am Post subject: |
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| one more reason to hate ESLCafe |
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JZer
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Can't see where the creek comes in ! |
The point is that some people who do not know better would say that the second pronunciation of creek is wrong since they have not been exposed to it. So unless you have lived in every English speaking country be careful of what you think is incorrect because it might be correct. |
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scot47
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| Hmm. There seems to be a lot of ant-prescriptivist post-modernism about in South Korea. |
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Showem
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 11:58 am Post subject: |
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| scot47 wrote: |
| I ain't the one applying for a work permit ! |
No, you are just the one being a jerk, rather than helpful.
Jason, good luck with your attempts, let us know how they are going. |
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JZer
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| Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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| The word in English is WORK PERMIT, not 'work permisssion'. |
Well, today I learned something new about English that I never new which once again demonstrates why it was moronic for Scot 47 to assume that work permission cannot be correct in English. I doubt that Scot 47 knows every nuance used in English.
Today, I learned that some people in England say: I go to work at the weekend. I never knew that before and I am sure that there are many other usages of English that I have not learned. |
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astr0_b0y
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| Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:52 pm Post subject: At the weekend |
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Staying away from creeks, pronunciation, poor spelling and so on.
Does anyone here actually say "I went to work AT the weekend." I hate teaching it because I have never heard a native English speaker use the expression. I always add a comment to my class saying that it is not very common but grammatically acceptable.
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JZer
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| Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:02 am Post subject: |
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| I always add a comment to my class saying that it is not very common but grammatically acceptable. |
My co-worker says, "I am going to Seoul at the weekend."
astr0_b0y, are you British? I am asking because I wonder if all Brits use at in this case or just some. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:06 am Post subject: |
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| 'at the weekend' is Standard BrE. |
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astr0_b0y
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:05 am Post subject: British....... |
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| Nope, I am Australian. cheers Scott47 |
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JZer
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Nope, I am Australian. cheers Scott47 |
Who cares if you are Australian? You asked if anyone says at the weekend and clearly Brits do. If you are teaching in Australia then you could probably leave out at the weekend. |
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astr0_b0y
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:25 pm Post subject: Interesting.... |
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[/quote]astr0_b0y, are you British? I am asking because I wonder if all Brits use at in this case or just some.[/quote]
Ummm... You asked if I was British, so I answered YOUR question, to answer your next question "Who cares if you are Australian?"... You do
I am usure if you are attacking my nationality or you are trying to be funny, but either way. Maybe you should try to be more clear with your questions.
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JZer
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Ummm... You asked if I was British, so I answered YOUR question, to answer your next question "Who cares if you are Australian?"... You do |
I was not attacking your nationality. Since we established that at the weekend is a British phrase, I truthly did not care that you are Australian, since it had become clear that this usage was British.
Is at the weekend used in Ireland as well? |
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