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  1. What is the difference between "professional" and "vocational"?

    Jun 24, 2015 · Vocations almost always carry the connotation of some kind of manual labor (plumber, carpenter, electrician, mechanic, etc). By contrast, "profession" implies some kind of …

  2. prepositions - Is it a student 'in' or 'of' your class? - English ...

    Sep 9, 2020 · Someone is only a "student of" a broad field of study, not an individual class. If I say, I am a student of philosophy. Then that means that I am generally interested in …

  3. "I used to" and "I was used to" - What is the difference?

    Jun 8, 2017 · Your two sentence are slightly different in meaning, one is about drinking coffee, the other about the habit of drinking coffee, the habit aspect is implicit in the your first sentence …

  4. phrase usage - go to university or go to the university - English ...

    In BrE (British English) one says "I go to university" meaning one attends classes for credit at an institute of higher learning; one would say "I'm going to the university" meaning one intends to …

  5. More than 10 years of experience or over 10 years of experience

    May 2, 2018 · Would you please suggest the best translation between the following: More than 10 years of experience as Senior Technical Architect Over 10 years of experience as Senior …

  6. word usage - I have finished vs I have already finished - English ...

    Oct 14, 2021 · I have finished would usually be uttered immediately after finishing, but (emphatic) I have already finished wouldn't normally occur until some time after finishing - often, …

  7. Why communication skills and not communicative skills?

    Apr 20, 2018 · I was looking for an answer to this question for a long time but didn't find any. why is communication skills used instead of communicative skills?

  8. What is the correct word order in the included sentence?

    Jan 28, 2023 · As a non-native speaker I’m struggling with how to order the clauses in the following sentence: Because I, as a graduate of a vocational college and as someone who has …

  9. word usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Oct 15, 2021 · Normally, we hang up the phone after we already establish a connection and might have a conversation with the person at the other end. Say, I have a mobile and I am trying to …

  10. phrase usage - "I would like to inform you" vs "This is to inform …

    Feb 16, 2016 · The first is more polite while the second is more impersonal and better suited to a corporate or institutional setting where the recipient might not have a relationship with the …