occupation It used to be difficult for women to get good occupations.
It used to be difficult for women to get good jobs. The important thing is to be happy in your occupation.
The important thing is to be happy in your job. See Language Note below occur The concert will occur at eight o’clock next Tuesday.
The concert will take place at eight o’clock next Tuesday. Occur is usually used in connection with unplanned events: ‘Many of the serious accidents that occur are caused by human error.’ ‘Tornadoes occur when a warm weather front meets a body of very cold air.’ For planned events, use take place: ‘The wedding will take place at StAndrew’s church.’ JOB • DO • OCCUPATION • POST/POSITION • CAREER • TRADE • PROFESSION job Your
job is what you do to earn your living: ‘You’ll never get a job if you don’t Have any
qualifications.’ ‘She’d like to change her job but can’t find anything better.’ Your
job is
also the particular type of work that you do: ‘John’s new job sounds really interesting.’
‘I know she works for the BBC but I’m not sure what job she does.’
A
job may be
full-time or part-time (NOT
half-time or half-day): ‘All she could
get was a part-time job at a petrol station.’
do (for a living) When you want to know about the type of work that someone does, the usual
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questions are
What do you do? What does she do for a living? etc ‘What does your
father do?’ - ‘He’s a police inspector.’
occupation