tell them apart

[AUTOMOON]

deputy, associate, vice

 

[Tdol]

I think the differences are in custom- we talk of Dick cheney as the Vice-President and John Presecott as the Deputy-Prime Minister. It's basically the same thing. Associate is a bit different- there can be many associates. ;-)

 

[AUTOMOON]

Okay, now that we can't tell them apart with reason, could you make a list of the names of positions when we could only use this rather than that?

e.i. vice president (right)
associate president (wrong)

 

[Tdol]

OK- good idea:

vice captain

associate professor

deputy minister

I'll add more later.

 

[meiling]

OK- good idea:

vice captain

associate professor

deputy minister

I'll add more later.

It is useful. Waiting for your update.

 

[MikeNewYork]

OK- good idea:

vice captain

associate professor

deputy minister

I'll add more later.

It is useful. Waiting for your update.

deputy sheriff
sales associate
club vice-president

 

[Tdol]

vice chancellor

 

[MikeNewYork]

vice chancellor

vice-admiral

deputy director
associate director

 

[Tdol]

Deputy Dawg ;-)

 

[MikeNewYork]

Deputy Dawg ;-)

:lol:

 

[Tdol]

Associate producer

 

[MikeNewYork]

Associate producer

deputy commissioner :wink:

 

[Tdol]

deputy\vice chairman

Are they both OK in American English?;-)

 

[MikeNewYork]

deputy\vice chairman

Are they both OK in American English?;-)

I've never heard deputy chairman, but it is possible.

teaching associate

 

[Tdol]

What would a secondary editor be? ;-)

 

[MikeNewYork]

What would a secondary editor be? ;-)

I would say "associate editor".

:wink: