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06-Jan-2008, 11:37
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| |  When you take up/on a job, do your best
When you take up/on a job, do your best to carry it out.
Do both up and on fit in the above? If yes, what are their differences in meaning? Thanks. |
06-Jan-2008, 12:10
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| |  Re: When you take up/on a job, do your best
Perhaps they can both be used, but I am only familiar with on in that context ("When you take on a job...."). If up can be used in that context it would, no doubt, mean the same thing.
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06-Jan-2008, 12:17
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| | Re: When you take up/on a job, do your best
Thanks, Ron.
But in what contexts would you prefer to use "take up?" |
06-Jan-2008, 15:32
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| | Re: When you take up/on a job, do your best
take upWe might say take up to say that we have adopted the practice of a certain activity on a regular basis. Example:Ron has decided to take up sewing.
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| | Re: When you take up/on a job, do your best
take on, take up http://www.usingenglish.com/referenc...l-verbs/t.html
Ron has decided to take up golf.
Ron took on the job of editing a weekly newsletter.
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07-Jan-2008, 00:24
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| | Re: When you take up/on a job, do your best
Quote:
Originally Posted by RonBee  | Thanks, Ron.
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