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  1. idioms - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jul 9, 2017 · Are there any phrases like "Couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery" or "Couldn't organise a root in a brothel" that are reasonably common, indicate organisational incompetence, have a …

  2. Is there any difference between "post" and "position"?

    In the same way we can speak of journalists or diplomats being sent to a "post" like the Tehran bureau or the Shanghai consulate or of waitresses or warehouse workers being sent to a "post" like tables …

  3. Port workers terms - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Dec 6, 2018 · What is the most used english word for "port workers" ? I found stevedore, longshoreman, docker or dockworker but don't know the best one to choose. how do I call a worker that doesn't …

  4. Employees vs Staff - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 24, 2017 · The second may seem a bit unnatural because employee is emphasizing that the workers are getting paid, but this is irrelevant in the context of your sentence (just a theory).

  5. Word to call a person that works in a store

    Oct 7, 2013 · In Canada we have: salespersons who sell you items (we used to have salesmen too), cashiers who just work at the cash register and don't assist you in choosing items, managers, and …

  6. Is there a word for people who directly report to me in office?

    Feb 28, 2018 · 5 There are about 10-12 co-workers who directly report to me in office. It's a private company but of very large size. They are Junior to me in terms of experience and also are below me …

  7. Is there a word for payments made to freelance workers such as ...

    Although the terms payment (“A sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services”) and fee (in the sense “monetary payment charged for professional services”) don't refer specifically to payments …

  8. meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Tom is very panegyric while talking to his co-workers. From What is a sentence for panegyric? What's the meaning of this sentence? I have search the meaning of panegyric, but can't understand what...

  9. Origin of the "Rule of thumb" phrase - English Language & Usage …

    Jan 23, 2021 · The real explanation of 'rule-of-thumb' is that is derives from wood workers (or other constructors) who knew their trade so well they rarely or never fell back on the use of such things as …

  10. English expression to describe the monotony of a worker's life

    Dec 28, 2017 · The daily grind is another expression, and one that can, I think, encapsulate both work and the commute to and from. As per Oxford Living Dictionaries: daily grind NOUN informal A daily …