L learningspirit Member Joined Feb 17, 2015 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location United States Jun 29, 2015 #1 I have a question about the usage of "undertake employment" here: "There are few employers currently offering a certificate of sponsorship to undertake employment. " I cannot find "undertake" used with "employment" in dictionaries. Could the usage in the example be a regional idiom or an error?
I have a question about the usage of "undertake employment" here: "There are few employers currently offering a certificate of sponsorship to undertake employment. " I cannot find "undertake" used with "employment" in dictionaries. Could the usage in the example be a regional idiom or an error?
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Jun 29, 2015 #2 It is normal usage.
Matthew Wai VIP Member Joined Nov 29, 2013 Member Type Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Jun 29, 2015 #3 learningspirit said: I cannot find "undertake" used with "employment" in dictionaries. Click to expand... 'undertake 1 to accept that you are responsible for a piece of work'── quoted from http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/undertake I think employment is a piece of work, but I am not a teacher.
learningspirit said: I cannot find "undertake" used with "employment" in dictionaries. Click to expand... 'undertake 1 to accept that you are responsible for a piece of work'── quoted from http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/undertake I think employment is a piece of work, but I am not a teacher.
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Jun 30, 2015 #4 Employment is not a piece of work, it is a job.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Jun 30, 2015 #5 Correct. To undertake employment is to take responsibility for doing a job.
P Polyester Senior Member Joined Apr 29, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Jun 30, 2015 #6 Rover_KE Can I say "I should undertake employment for my job, because I'm the fireman. I have to save people in a bad situation."? Last edited: Jun 30, 2015
Rover_KE Can I say "I should undertake employment for my job, because I'm the fireman. I have to save people in a bad situation."?
Matthew Wai VIP Member Joined Nov 29, 2013 Member Type Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Jun 30, 2015 #7 I think it is not employment unless the hero gets paid, but I am not a teacher. MikeNewYork said: Employment is not a piece of work, it is a job. Click to expand... Is it a comma splice?
I think it is not employment unless the hero gets paid, but I am not a teacher. MikeNewYork said: Employment is not a piece of work, it is a job. Click to expand... Is it a comma splice?
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Jun 30, 2015 #8 Yes, but a forgivable one. We accept some comma splices when the clauses are short and closely related.
Yes, but a forgivable one. We accept some comma splices when the clauses are short and closely related.