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Old 12-Sep-2004, 17:26
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Default Re: work vs. job?

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Originally Posted by Eway
What are the differences between "work" and "job"?
It seems people say "work permit" and "work experience" but not "job permit", "job experience".
Does this mean "work" can be used as an adjective while "job" cannot?

And, are there any differences between "pleasing" and "pleasant"?

The word "work" can be a verb and a noun. It is uncountable as a noun.

The word "job" is a noun. It is a countable noun. It can be used as a verb. However, it isn't very common. Let's just call it a noun for our purposes in answering this question.

work permit - Here, "work" is more logical to use as "work permit" means "permission to work". We would not say "permission to job".

work experience - The same thing goes here. We would not say "experience jobbing", but we would say "experience working".

So, "work" is the logical choice here, not "job".

I hope I've explained this well enough.
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