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WITH OR IN?
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cely
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WITH OR IN?
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Dear teachers:� I need some help, please. ��I �ve a doubt: �He got a job WITH a big international company, OR He got a job IN a big....? For me is In but in the text is With...., What �s your opinion? Thanks a lot! |
6 Apr 2009
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mena22
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Hi cely! We say "work for a company" , not "in a company", so I believe "to have a job" with a company is correct.
Have a good night.
mena |
6 Apr 2009
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HARIM
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For me,they mean the same thing.But it all depends on the speaker.When you use "in",you talk about the location and it can mean that you are an employee.When you use "with",you are praising your position and you aren �t clear about your job. |
6 Apr 2009
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cely
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Thanks but:The paragraph is: They grew up and left school. Then they got a job with a big international company.I thought the correct is to say: They got a job in a .... so, �I can �t use the verb GET?
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6 Apr 2009
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alien boy
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Hi cely!
They got a job with a big international company is correct.
It is also very common for native speakers to use �in � instead of with in the same sentence.
�With � denotes something you do in partnership while �in � refers to something that you are enclosed or surrounded by (e.g. a location).
Most native speakers would accept both as being correct in the paragraph given.
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6 Apr 2009
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Lou2002
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I would say either he �s working in or with a big company. For me it would depend on the rest of the conversation around it. I would also say he works FOR a company. Choose whichever you like! For me�in� does not simply refer to a location, he�s in a group, club, family etc.
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6 Apr 2009
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Jayho
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Hi Cely
Barron �s state:
Preposition + (article) + noun combination: in/on/at/by/with
With your example you can only use in/with: They got a job in/with a big international company
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Verb + preposition combinations: about/at/for/from/in/of/on/to/with
With Mena �s example you can use for/in/with: He works for/in/with a big company.
In Australia these are acceptable.
Cheers
Jayho
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6 Apr 2009
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