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Dec 27, 2008 · Dec 28, 2008. #4. Se puede decir "ring up me", aunque no es nada frecuente. Eg. First they ring up my brother then they ring up my mother, then they ring up me. Desde luego lo normal sería verbo, pronombre, preposición. Y es cierto que "lay off someone" y "lay someone off" son cosas distintas. R.
Nov 18, 2008 · Spanish. Nov 18, 2008. #7. To lay off means to terminate the employment of an employee when there is little work to be done. Redundant is superfluous. The employee is too many, no longer needed. He is not necessary because there is no work for him. To sack is to fire. Reasons may be various, I suppose.
May 24, 2020 · lie off (verb) ( lay off; lain off; lying off; lies off ) Definition of lie off (intransitive verb) 1 : to hold back in the early part of a race. 2 : to keep a little away from the shore or another ship. 3 : to cease work for a time.
Oct 22, 2013 · Oct 22, 2013. #2. You are right. Many people, including many native speakers, are confused about using hyphens in this situation. They are often correct in a noun, not correct in a verb. The noun here is either "layoff" (as one word) or (less often) "lay-off," but the verb is written as two words with no hyphen. There are many similar examples.
Apr 26, 2007 · Adelaide. Australia English. Apr 26, 2007. #3. If a person is made redundant, it means that there is no longer enough work for her or him to do. Good, honest, hard-working people may become redundant. If a person is fired, it usually means that he or she has done something wrong. She was fired because she stole money from the company.
Apr 20, 2013 · Apr 20, 2013. #2. Phrasal verbs can certainly be formal. Phrasal-ness is not an indicator of formality. I would say that of these verbs "to get sacked/to get the sack" is informal and "to be made redundant" formal. The other two verbs are neither formal nor informal. (That means that they could be used in formal and informal situations alike ...
May 19, 2006 · Philippa. Yes, layed exists. It is the past participle of to lie, as in to lie down and take a nap. To lie is an intransitive verb; it cannot have a direct object. Laid is the past participle of to lay, as in to lay your head down on the pillow. To lay is a transitive verb; it always has a direct object.
Jan 20, 2015 · Jan 20, 2015. #4. In this case, I agree with the artichoke that you should say "laid off", and then explain elsewhere that you were a contract employee, as others suggest. The essential point about being laid-off is that you did not lose your job because you were a bad employee. In that respect, 'laid off' is the most accurate description.
Apr 13, 2009 · to be laid off: (informal) = to be made redundant (formal) = you stop working in a company but you are not to blame for it. to be Fired:you stop working in a company because you did something wrong so it's (kind of) your fault. If a native speaker could confirm this explanation to be right that would be great.
Sep 10, 2007 · Sep 10, 2007. #11. |Doc| said: Laid-off : "to be fired" Usually not due to self fault (i.e financial instability of the company or reorganization of management levels) and "Fired" = To lose one's job definitely. Yo vivo y trabajo en USA y por aqui se utiliza el este sentido: lay off, = cesante.
