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How to explain to Spanish learners of English the use of Work vs Job. Some say I have a lot of Job.
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How to explain to Spanish learners of English the use of Work vs Job. Some say I have a lot of Job.
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I’d say that work is a general term encompassing anything you have to do, whereas a job is a role that has been given to you by someone else that involves doing a certain kind of work.
– Nick
Apr 8 at 20:29
Sometimes people use job casually, for example: "Thanks for the cookies, Grandma." Grandma: "That's my job."
– KannE
Apr 8 at 20:42
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I’d say that work is a general term encompassing anything you have to do, whereas a job is a role that has been given to you by someone else that involves doing a certain kind of work.
– Nick
Apr 8 at 20:29
Sometimes people use job casually, for example: "Thanks for the cookies, Grandma." Grandma: "That's my job."
– KannE
Apr 8 at 20:42
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I’d say that work is a general term encompassing anything you have to do, whereas a job is a role that has been given to you by someone else that involves doing a certain kind of work.
– Nick
Apr 8 at 20:29
Sometimes people use job casually, for example: "Thanks for the cookies, Grandma." Grandma: "That's my job."
– KannE
Apr 8 at 20:42
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I’d say that work is a general term encompassing anything you have to do, whereas a job is a role that has been given to you by someone else that involves doing a certain kind of work.
– Nick
Apr 8 at 20:29
I’d say that work is a general term encompassing anything you have to do, whereas a job is a role that has been given to you by someone else that involves doing a certain kind of work.
– Nick
Apr 8 at 20:29
Sometimes people use job casually, for example: "Thanks for the cookies, Grandma." Grandma: "That's my job."
– KannE
Apr 8 at 20:42
Sometimes people use job casually, for example: "Thanks for the cookies, Grandma." Grandma: "That's my job."
– KannE
Apr 8 at 20:42
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Each of these words has a wide range of meanings but I assume that you are interested in the area of overlap. I think the difference is a matter of point of view. You can think of work as a task or activity and a job as a position/role. But a job/position is usually defined by the tasks and activities assigned to it and a lot of work these days is done within the context of a job. If you look at the definitions on something like the online Oxford dictionary you will see this difference in orientation.
Consider the two sentences "I'm going to work" and "I'm going to my job". They both mean I'm going to the same place. But the first means I'm going to where I perform certain actions and the second means I'm going to where I have been given the responsibility of performing those actions. Hope this helps.
answered Apr 8 at 23:15
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A job has multiple different meanings:
- Paid - or, at least, agreed - employment ("my job? I'm a fireman")
- A role that you're performing ("I have a lot of jobs in this house - cook, cleaner, financial consultant, taxi driver")
- A task that you need to complete ("I have so many jobs to do in the garden")
Work, on the other hand, suggests things I need to do in the sense of activities that require a degree of effort: "this is hard work", "I'm working all hours I can".
Where they overlap is that you typically work at a job - you go to work to do your job, your job requires you to carry out work, and similar.
So, "a lot of job(s)" has several meanings. It might be that you're in an office in the day, a bar at night, and cleaning cars on the weekend. It might also suggest that you wear many different hats, that you have lots of roles to play, or just a lot of things to do. Compare that to "a lot of work", which is narrower in the sense that it means that you have a mountain of stuff to work your way through.
answered Apr 8 at 22:58
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In British English (at least), "job" does not imply payment. I could quite legitimately say "I've got a lot of jobs to do in my garden at this time of year."; or "I've got several repair jobs to do in my house." - I do not get paid for doing any of those things!
– TrevorD
Apr 8 at 23:19
@TrevorD Fair - answer edited accordingly. Thanks.
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Each of these words has a wide range of meanings but I assume that you are interested in the area of overlap. I think the difference is a matter of point of view. You can think of work as a task or activity and a job as a position/role. But a job/position is usually defined by the tasks and activities assigned to it and a lot of work these days is done within the context of a job. If you look at the definitions on something like the online Oxford dictionary you will see this difference in orientation.
Consider the two sentences "I'm going to work" and "I'm going to my job". They both mean I'm going to the same place. But the first means I'm going to where I perform certain actions and the second means I'm going to where I have been given the responsibility of performing those actions. Hope this helps.
answered Apr 8 at 23:15
Al MakiAl Maki
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Each of these words has a wide range of meanings but I assume that you are interested in the area of overlap. I think the difference is a matter of point of view. You can think of work as a task or activity and a job as a position/role. But a job/position is usually defined by the tasks and activities assigned to it and a lot of work these days is done within the context of a job. If you look at the definitions on something like the online Oxford dictionary you will see this difference in orientation.
Consider the two sentences "I'm going to work" and "I'm going to my job". They both mean I'm going to the same place. But the first means I'm going to where I perform certain actions and the second means I'm going to where I have been given the responsibility of performing those actions. Hope this helps.
answered Apr 8 at 23:15
Al MakiAl Maki
2,159918
add a comment |
Each of these words has a wide range of meanings but I assume that you are interested in the area of overlap. I think the difference is a matter of point of view. You can think of work as a task or activity and a job as a position/role. But a job/position is usually defined by the tasks and activities assigned to it and a lot of work these days is done within the context of a job. If you look at the definitions on something like the online Oxford dictionary you will see this difference in orientation.
Consider the two sentences "I'm going to work" and "I'm going to my job". They both mean I'm going to the same place. But the first means I'm going to where I perform certain actions and the second means I'm going to where I have been given the responsibility of performing those actions. Hope this helps.
answered Apr 8 at 23:15
Al MakiAl Maki
2,159918
Each of these words has a wide range of meanings but I assume that you are interested in the area of overlap. I think the difference is a matter of point of view. You can think of work as a task or activity and a job as a position/role. But a job/position is usually defined by the tasks and activities assigned to it and a lot of work these days is done within the context of a job. If you look at the definitions on something like the online Oxford dictionary you will see this difference in orientation.
Consider the two sentences "I'm going to work" and "I'm going to my job". They both mean I'm going to the same place. But the first means I'm going to where I perform certain actions and the second means I'm going to where I have been given the responsibility of performing those actions. Hope this helps.
answered Apr 8 at 23:15
Al MakiAl Maki
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answered Apr 8 at 23:15
Al MakiAl Maki
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answered Apr 8 at 23:15
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answered Apr 8 at 23:15
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A job has multiple different meanings:
- Paid - or, at least, agreed - employment ("my job? I'm a fireman")
- A role that you're performing ("I have a lot of jobs in this house - cook, cleaner, financial consultant, taxi driver")
- A task that you need to complete ("I have so many jobs to do in the garden")
Work, on the other hand, suggests things I need to do in the sense of activities that require a degree of effort: "this is hard work", "I'm working all hours I can".
Where they overlap is that you typically work at a job - you go to work to do your job, your job requires you to carry out work, and similar.
So, "a lot of job(s)" has several meanings. It might be that you're in an office in the day, a bar at night, and cleaning cars on the weekend. It might also suggest that you wear many different hats, that you have lots of roles to play, or just a lot of things to do. Compare that to "a lot of work", which is narrower in the sense that it means that you have a mountain of stuff to work your way through.
answered Apr 8 at 22:58
Prof YaffleProf Yaffle
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In British English (at least), "job" does not imply payment. I could quite legitimately say "I've got a lot of jobs to do in my garden at this time of year."; or "I've got several repair jobs to do in my house." - I do not get paid for doing any of those things!
– TrevorD
Apr 8 at 23:19
@TrevorD Fair - answer edited accordingly. Thanks.
– Prof Yaffle
2 days ago
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A job has multiple different meanings:
- Paid - or, at least, agreed - employment ("my job? I'm a fireman")
- A role that you're performing ("I have a lot of jobs in this house - cook, cleaner, financial consultant, taxi driver")
- A task that you need to complete ("I have so many jobs to do in the garden")
Work, on the other hand, suggests things I need to do in the sense of activities that require a degree of effort: "this is hard work", "I'm working all hours I can".
Where they overlap is that you typically work at a job - you go to work to do your job, your job requires you to carry out work, and similar.
So, "a lot of job(s)" has several meanings. It might be that you're in an office in the day, a bar at night, and cleaning cars on the weekend. It might also suggest that you wear many different hats, that you have lots of roles to play, or just a lot of things to do. Compare that to "a lot of work", which is narrower in the sense that it means that you have a mountain of stuff to work your way through.
answered Apr 8 at 22:58
Prof YaffleProf Yaffle
2,590521
1
In British English (at least), "job" does not imply payment. I could quite legitimately say "I've got a lot of jobs to do in my garden at this time of year."; or "I've got several repair jobs to do in my house." - I do not get paid for doing any of those things!
– TrevorD
Apr 8 at 23:19
@TrevorD Fair - answer edited accordingly. Thanks.
– Prof Yaffle
2 days ago
add a comment |
A job has multiple different meanings:
- Paid - or, at least, agreed - employment ("my job? I'm a fireman")
- A role that you're performing ("I have a lot of jobs in this house - cook, cleaner, financial consultant, taxi driver")
- A task that you need to complete ("I have so many jobs to do in the garden")
Work, on the other hand, suggests things I need to do in the sense of activities that require a degree of effort: "this is hard work", "I'm working all hours I can".
Where they overlap is that you typically work at a job - you go to work to do your job, your job requires you to carry out work, and similar.
So, "a lot of job(s)" has several meanings. It might be that you're in an office in the day, a bar at night, and cleaning cars on the weekend. It might also suggest that you wear many different hats, that you have lots of roles to play, or just a lot of things to do. Compare that to "a lot of work", which is narrower in the sense that it means that you have a mountain of stuff to work your way through.
answered Apr 8 at 22:58
Prof YaffleProf Yaffle
2,590521
A job has multiple different meanings:
- Paid - or, at least, agreed - employment ("my job? I'm a fireman")
- A role that you're performing ("I have a lot of jobs in this house - cook, cleaner, financial consultant, taxi driver")
- A task that you need to complete ("I have so many jobs to do in the garden")
Work, on the other hand, suggests things I need to do in the sense of activities that require a degree of effort: "this is hard work", "I'm working all hours I can".
Where they overlap is that you typically work at a job - you go to work to do your job, your job requires you to carry out work, and similar.
So, "a lot of job(s)" has several meanings. It might be that you're in an office in the day, a bar at night, and cleaning cars on the weekend. It might also suggest that you wear many different hats, that you have lots of roles to play, or just a lot of things to do. Compare that to "a lot of work", which is narrower in the sense that it means that you have a mountain of stuff to work your way through.
answered Apr 8 at 22:58
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answered Apr 8 at 22:58
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answered Apr 8 at 22:58
Prof YaffleProf Yaffle
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answered Apr 8 at 22:58
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In British English (at least), "job" does not imply payment. I could quite legitimately say "I've got a lot of jobs to do in my garden at this time of year."; or "I've got several repair jobs to do in my house." - I do not get paid for doing any of those things!
– TrevorD
Apr 8 at 23:19
@TrevorD Fair - answer edited accordingly. Thanks.
– Prof Yaffle
2 days ago
add a comment |
1
In British English (at least), "job" does not imply payment. I could quite legitimately say "I've got a lot of jobs to do in my garden at this time of year."; or "I've got several repair jobs to do in my house." - I do not get paid for doing any of those things!
– TrevorD
Apr 8 at 23:19
@TrevorD Fair - answer edited accordingly. Thanks.
– Prof Yaffle
2 days ago
1
1
In British English (at least), "job" does not imply payment. I could quite legitimately say "I've got a lot of jobs to do in my garden at this time of year."; or "I've got several repair jobs to do in my house." - I do not get paid for doing any of those things!
– TrevorD
Apr 8 at 23:19
In British English (at least), "job" does not imply payment. I could quite legitimately say "I've got a lot of jobs to do in my garden at this time of year."; or "I've got several repair jobs to do in my house." - I do not get paid for doing any of those things!
– TrevorD
Apr 8 at 23:19
@TrevorD Fair - answer edited accordingly. Thanks.
– Prof Yaffle
2 days ago
@TrevorD Fair - answer edited accordingly. Thanks.
– Prof Yaffle
2 days ago
add a comment |
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I’d say that work is a general term encompassing anything you have to do, whereas a job is a role that has been given to you by someone else that involves doing a certain kind of work.
– Nick
Apr 8 at 20:29
Sometimes people use job casually, for example: "Thanks for the cookies, Grandma." Grandma: "That's my job."
– KannE
Apr 8 at 20:42