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    Default who lose

    Is my sentence correct?

    During economic crises simple workers will be expected to be the first to/ who lose their jobs.

    Thank you for spending the time to answer my question.

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    Default Re: who lose

    Quote Originally Posted by arzgol View Post
    Is my sentence correct?

    During economic crises simple workers will be expected to be the first to/ who lose their jobs.

    Thank you for spending the time to answer my question.
    During economic crises, low-level workers can expect to be the first to lose their jobs.

    Try not to use "simple" to describe people. In BrE, it means "quite stupid" or "peasant-like".
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    Default Re: who lose

    How about a layman, unskilled workers.

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    Default Re: who lose

    Quote Originally Posted by arzgol View Post
    How about a layman, unskilled workers.
    Unskilled workers is fine. Laymen has a different connotation - either someone who is not a member of the clergy, or people who are not part of a specific profession.

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