May 19, 2006 · Help me please... Is is "laid off" or "layed off" from a job? Thanks.

Jul 19, 2007 · Your choices (get off work, finish work, leave work) will all work fine finishing the question about a normal working day. I don't see much difference in formality, if any.

Feb 11, 2024 · 大家好！ With Chinese New Year being today, I imagine a lot of people are setting off fireworks and firecrackers in China, Taiwan, etc. I know that to set off firecrackers is 炸鞭炮 (Is "放" …

Nov 19, 2021 · With regards to "I have Fridays off", I think you're right in the sense that there's definitely an ambiguity: you'd need to follow up with another question in order to ascertain the reason why you …

Nov 11, 2006 · Hi, Does lie off mean the same as lay off please? Here’s an example: 3000 employees were laid off. 3000 employees were lain off. [The sentences come from a test and both are correct] I …

Aug 25, 2006 · Topic phrases: fuck you / fuck off Added by Cagey, moderator Sorry for this stupid question but what's the difference between these 2 expressions?

Mar 30, 2014 · Turn on the light Turn off the light Switch off the light Switch on the light but what about put on/off the light? Do they exist? What does it mean ? I saw them in the LongMan dicitionary but …

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Jul 25, 2008 · The rule is that when you have a two-word phrasal verb (switch off, pick up, take out, etc.) you can place the object of the verb (in this case, the lights) either between the two parts of the …

Nov 12, 2013 · Well,no I didn’t think that. I’m sorry mom, if you want to call it off;we can do this another time. The approval for the work schedule codehas not been supported yet. According to the GI, work …