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TALA
Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 52
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Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 6:46 pm Post subject: well-paying or well-paid |
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I'd like to ask the following question.
which is the correct phrase : well-paying jobs or well-paid jobs? Why?
Any other phrases that give similar meaning?
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hitori2k6
Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 73 Location: California, USA
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Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:47 pm Post subject: well paid |
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Tala,
As far as your question goes, you'd say the
job "pays well". I'm not sure how natural it is to say
"its "well paying job". That doesn't sound very natural.
The person doing the job is well paid.
I hope that helps.
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TALA
Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 52
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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 12:00 am Post subject: |
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Thank you hitori2k6, but what I mean is..
This is a well-paying job or a well-paid job.
Which one sounds natural?
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LucentShade
Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 542 Location: Nebraska, USA
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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 12:33 am Post subject: |
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"good-paying job" / "high-paying job" are more common, but we'd say that a person is "paid well" for what they do. |
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asterix
Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Posts: 1654
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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 5:36 am Post subject: |
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He has a well-paying job.
He had a well-paid job.
Under no circumstances, use good- paying
, except when writing dialogue or reporting speech.
Good is an adjective and cannot properly be used to modify a verb. |
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hitori2k6
Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 73 Location: California, USA
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:20 pm Post subject: well paid |
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Tala,
Hi, sorry. Perhaps I wasn't quite
understanding your question then.
The most natural sounding answer is
"This is a well-paying job".
As for why... I'm not sure why.
I think it has to do with the conjugation
of the verb. But also maybe has to do
with "job" being a noun.
Strange as it sounds, I'm a native
English speaker, but not 100% grounded
in English grammar. I can only tell you
that the phrase sounds more natural
than the other answer.
Sorry I can't give you a better reason.
Often times though, native English speakers
don't speak in a grammatically correct manner.
They speak in a a way that is more natural sounding.
Ok. Take care.
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TALA
Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 52
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Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:57 am Post subject: |
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Thank you for all of the answers. |
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