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Is it an office ?
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miss noor
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Is it an office ?
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Hi,
Please tell me
What is the table in the picture below called ?
I know it is a desk but can we call it an office ??
Thanks a lot  |
12 Jul 2009
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verybouncyperson
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I would say only "desk" - office for me refers to the room/building in which you work. Another option might be "workspace"...
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12 Jul 2009
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arisdely
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desk......office is the place where you work.... office desk as liberty says is ok too.... have a nice day!! |
12 Jul 2009
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marileia
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I think I know why miss noor is confused. In Greek we have one word for both the piece of furniture and the room and we understand from the context which one the speaker means. Maybe this is something that happens in other languages too.But in English when we say "desk" we mean the piece of furniture while "office" is the room. We can always use the first noun in a row to characterize the second one, so "office desk" is the desk in the office.� |
13 Jul 2009
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miss noor
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I think I know why miss noor is confused. In Greek we have one word for both the piece of furniture and the room
yes. This is right. In arabic we have one word for both the piece of furniture and the room
Thanks a lot all |
13 Jul 2009
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redrover
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Another word instead of desk could be �bureau �. Not very commonly used these days, and a bureau looks a bit more fancy, made of real wood and so on. That definatlely can �t be called an office though, not in English anyway. |
13 Jul 2009
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