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Is it correct to say .....
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Urpi
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Is it correct to say .....
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Last Saturday I was with my new coordinator, and I told her sth. about the WACHTMAN as I am writing here because it was the first word that came to my mind to mention the person who watches our institution, but my coordinator corrected me in a sarcastic tone of voice and told me you mean THE BODY GUARD, I felt so embarrased because there were other collegues next to us. I have looked up for the word and it really exits, and do not know why he did that. Is there a big difference between them? since I am not a native speaker sometimes is difficult to know which word could be more suitable for each situation. Please tell me.
Thanks.
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15 Nov 2009
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littlecityblue
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Body guard is most definitely wrong. A body guard looks after the safety of a person, not a building. Watchman is a perfectly acceptable word to use.
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15 Nov 2009
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Urpi
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 YEAH! WASN�T WRONG AT ALL THANK YOU
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15 Nov 2009
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PhilipR
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Watchman, night watchman, security guard, janitor; those are the people looking after buildings.
Bodyguard is for people only. Unless the watchman doubles as a bodyguard for the principal, your coordinator was absolutely wrong.
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16 Nov 2009
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alien boy
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Obviously your new coordinator isn �t a native speaker either.... but you did use a more correct word than your new coordinator, who sounds like they�re on a �power trip �.
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16 Nov 2009
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l3manhj
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I agree with other �s opinion. "Body guard � is not related with building but may be the safety. you �re absolutely correct.
you won!!! |
16 Nov 2009
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