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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. May I use the word 'vacational' (as opposed to vocational)?

    After being declined by Grammarly, Microsoft Word and other grammar/spelling tools, I'm quite skeptical to use the adjective word 'vacational' i.e. related to 'vacations' — free/leisure time. I …

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

    Jun 8, 2017 · Don't the two sentences: I used to drink coffee every day. I was used to drinking coffee every day. refer to a past habit? If not, what is the difference?

  4. grammar - 'with the profession' or 'in the profession' - English ...

    Completed his education as a turner at the company-affiliated Basic Vocational School for working people, WZE, in Berlin. This keeps the education and profession in the same thought, rather …

  5. phrase choice - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    May 6, 2024 · Training to be a plumber, lawyer, medical doctor, engineer, and/or historian might fall under tertiary, higher, vocational, higher, continuing, or other such "education" type terms, …

  6. 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 …

  7. 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, …

  8. 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 …

  9. Is there any nonnegative word to describe those who are in their …

    Aug 26, 2020 · From Wikipedia NEET is an acronym that stands for "Not in Education, Employment, or Training". It refers to a person who is unemployed, not receiving an …

  10. meaning - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Trade Studies would be the pursuit of a vocational education at a Vocational School The word 'trade' refers to a skilled manual labor job and vocational schools are schools that train …