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Another way of saying you have a job, (or work). You are..........
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employed
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1. A work like this one is something you could call your boss.
2. A work like this one is something you could call yourself.
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1. I'm working (or, I am working).
2. I've got a job. 'I've' is a shortened form of 'I have.' This is known as a contraction.
3. I've found work. (When you begin working with your new employer).
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If you are a person who is working, you are employed. You have found employment. To find work, you had to be employable, a person that an employer would want to hire (or, employ).
'Employed' generally refers to working for someone else. If you work for yourself, you are considered 'self-employed.'
Hint # 1 Answer: Another name for your boss is your 'employer.' Employer is more formal and polite. Boss is slang, and informal.
Hint # 2 Answer: Another name for you (if you are working for somebody else, and not only for yourself, is 'employee.' An employee is always a person who works for somebody else. A self-employed person would not be described this way.
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Rating: 3
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January 22, 2005
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Instead of "employed", in German we say "beschäftigt, angestellt,"
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Rating: 5
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November 26, 2004
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It is so complet wath you descibe to this game. Copngratulation!
Good job!(well done!)
Instead of "employed", in Romanian we say "angajat"
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Rating: 5
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November 16, 2004
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Instead of "employed", in Filipino (Tagalog) we say "my trabaho"
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Instead of "employed", in Greek we say "eryazomenos"
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Instead of "employed", in Spanish we say "empleado"
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Instead of "employed", in French we say "J'ai du travail"
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Rating: 5
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February 13, 2004
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just to let you know that thanks for the game :), I speak spanish and some english, I live in Canada and I would like to contact you somehow, I would like to improve my english.
Instead of "employed", in Spanish we say "Empleado"
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Rating: 5
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December 30, 2003
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Instead of "employed", in Turkish we say "çalışan kimse, işi olan kimse"
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