2020-10-01 คำชวนสับสน ชุด F - Function – work – job - position
2020-10-01
151211-7 คำชวนสับสน ชุด F - Function – work – job - position
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง “Function” = ‘FUHNGK-shuhn’
ออกเสียง “Work” = WURK’
ออกเสียง “Position” = ‘puh- ZISH-uhn’
Dictionary.com
SYNONYM STUDY FOR POSITION
Position, job, place, situation
refer to a post of employment.
Position is any employment, though usually above manual labor: a position as clerk.
Job is colloquial for position, and applies to any work from lowest to highest in an organization: a job as cook, as manager.
Place and situation are both mainly used today in reference to a position that is desired or being applied for; situation is the general word in the business world:
Situations Wanted; place is used rather of domestic employment: He is looking for a place as a gardener.
Position, posture, attitude, pose
refer to an arrangement or disposal of the body or its parts.
Position is the general word for the arrangement of the body: in a reclining position.
Posture is usually an assumed arrangement of the body, especially when standing: a relaxed posture.
Attitude is often a posture assumedfor imitative effect or the like, but may be one adopted for a purpose (as that of a fencer or a tightrope walker): an attitude of prayer.
A pose is an attitude assumed, in most cases, for artistic effect: an attractive pose.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for work
Noun
WORK, LABOR, TRAVAIL, TOIL, DRUDGERY, GRIND
mean activity involving effort or exertion.
WORK may imply activity of body, of mind, of a machine, or of a natural force. too tired to do any work
LABOR applies to physical or intellectual work involving great and often strenuous exertion. farmers demanding fair compensation for their labor
TRAVAIL is bookish for labor involving pain or suffering. years of travail were lost when the house burned
TOIL implies prolonged and fatiguing labor. his lot would be years of back-breaking toil
DRUDGERY suggests dull and irksome labor. an editorial job with a good deal of drudgery
GRIND implies labor exhausting to mind or body. the grind of the assembly line
WORK, EMPLOYMENT, OCCUPATION, CALLING, PURSUIT, MÉTIER, BUSINESS
mean a specific sustained activity engaged in especially in earning one's living.
WORK may apply to any purposeful activity whether remunerative or not. her work as a hospital volunteer
EMPLOYMENT implies work for which one has been engaged and is being paid by an employer. your employment with this firm is hereby terminated
OCCUPATION implies work in which one engages regularly especially as a result of training. his occupation as a trained auto mechanic
CALLING applies to an occupation viewed as a vocation or profession. the ministry seemed my true calling
PURSUIT suggests a trade, profession, or avocation followed with zeal or steady interest. her family considered medicine the only proper pursuit
MÉTIER implies a calling or pursuit for which one believes oneself to be especially fitted. acting was my one and only métier
BUSINESS suggests activity in commerce or the management of money and affairs. the business of managing a hotel
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for job
Noun
TASK, DUTY, JOB, CHORE, STINT, ASSIGNMENT
mean a piece of work to be done.
TASK implies work imposed by a person in authority or an employer or by circumstance. charged with a variety of tasks
DUTY implies an obligation to perform or responsibility for performance. the duties of a lifeguard
JOB applies to a piece of work voluntarily performed; it may sometimes suggest difficulty or importance. the job of turning the company around
CHORE implies a minor routine activity necessary for maintaining a household or farm. every child was assigned chores
STINT implies a carefully allotted or measured quantity of assigned work or service. a 2-month stint as a reporter
ASSIGNMENT implies a definite limited task assigned by one in authority. a reporter's assignment
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for function
Noun
FUNCTION, OFFICE, DUTY, PROVINCE
mean the acts or operations expected of a person or thing.
FUNCTION implies a definite end or purpose or a particular kind of work. the function of language is two-fold: to communicate emotion and to give information — Aldous Huxley
OFFICE is typically applied to the function or service associated with a trade or profession or a special relationship to others. they exercise the offices of the judge, the priest, the counsellor — W. E. Gladstone
DUTY applies to a task or responsibility imposed by one's occupation, rank, status, or calling. it is the judicial duty of the court, to examine the whole case — R. B. Taney
PROVINCE applies to a function, office, or duty that naturally or logically falls to one. I felt it was not my province to inquire — Anne Brontë
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Function - Work – Job – Position
These words have associated meanings but should be applied carefully
Functionmeans the kind of activity that is suitable and proper to a person or institution: “The function of this committee is to approve the budget.”
Work has many meaning of which the principal one is “toil” “labor” “exertion”; “At what time did you finish work today?”
Job refers to a post, location, or situation of employment; in fact, it is a colloquial and widely used synonym for position: “What job do you have in this firm?’
Positionrefers to any type of work above the lowest kind of labor and applies to occupation that is desired.: “He sought a position that would pay him more money.”
Work, position, and job are all overworked. Perhaps one of the following might expressyour meaning more exactly: station, place, rank, spot, task, project, responsibility, occupation.
Job is slangwhen used to mean a theft or similar crime and a person: “She was a sweet job.” “Lie down on the job” and “on the job” are trite expression.
As a verb, job is slang when used to mean “to cheat” or “to defraud”: “He jobbed me on that deal.”
Collins COBUILD English Usage
work
Work can be a verb or a noun.
1. used as a verb
People who work have a job which they are paid to do.
You need to save money for when you stop working.
I work in a hotel.
You can use as with work to say what a person's job is.
Maria works as a nurse.
Be Careful!
You use the progressive -ing form of work to talk about a temporary job,
but simple forms to talk about a permanent job.
For example, if you say 'I'm working in London', this suggests that the situation is temporary and you may soon move.
If you say 'I work in London', this suggests that London is your permanent place of work.
He was working as a truck driver because his business venture had failed.
2. used as a noun
If you have work, you have a job which you are paid to do.
There are many people who can't find work.
The website has information on many different types of work.
When someone has a job, you can say that they are in work.
Fewer and fewer people are in work.
When someone does not have a job, you can say that they are out of work.
Her father had been out of work for six months.
Work is also used to talk about the place where someone works.
He drives to work by car.
I can't leave work till five.
Collins COBUILD English Usage
1. 'position' and 'post'
Someone's job can be referred to in formal English as their position or post.
When advertising or applying for a job, you usually use position or post.
We are looking for someone to fill a senior management position.
I am writing to apply for the post of clerical assistant.
2. 'job'
In conversation, don't use 'position' or 'post'. Use job.
He's afraid of losing his job.
She's got a really interesting job.
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