Formal word for "boss" - WordReference Forums
2017年10月14日 · Hi, the dictionaries I use say that "boss" is an informal word. I'm wondering what word you would use instead in a formal situation, a job interview for example. Interviewer: I'm impressed. Who taught you all these? You: My boss at my last job. Since a "superior" doesn't necessary mean a boss...
at work- people at a lower and higher position
2012年2月27日 · People in a higher position (UK usage): commonest term is "manager". Your immediate supervisor is generally referred to as your "line manager" or possibly "team leader" and above them there would be a "senior manager". Informally, you would refer to your "boss".
I couldn't ask / couldn't have asked for a better boss.
2012年11月3日 · You know your boss respects you. Jessie: Yes, I couldn't ask for a better boss, that's for sure. (English Phrasal Verbs in Use Advanced - Michael McCarthy & Felicity O'Dell) Can I also use here "couldn't have asked" instead of "couldn't ask" or does the former imply that she no longer works at that company at that s/he is not her current boss ...
guv (gov) - boss - sir/mum | WordReference Forums
2012年2月18日 · Similar to Boss/Guv, Sergeants you have a reasonably familiar working relationship with are generally called Sarge, or in The Met & a few other forces, Skip. Formally, it’s Sergeant. Detective roles are sometimes slightly less formal and in some teams Detective Constables (DC’s) will call their Detective Sergeants (DS’s) & DS’s may call ...
Difference between previous and former | WordReference Forums
2017年6月15日 · Dear all, I have difficulty in using the words previous and former. You say for example my former boss and the previous owner of the building or my previous girl friend. Why you cannot use former in these sentences ? I would appreciate any feedback regarding this issue. Best regards Christos
I am blocking ( blocking out ) your time to discuss or reserving …
2014年12月24日 · To say you are reserving or blocking out his/her time implies that you have the authority to tell your boss where he/she should be and what he/she should be doing. That falls outside the normal definition of "boss". Please note that it's "block out", not just "block". "Block" is to hinder/deny/impede. "Block out" is to reserve time in this context.
Boss or boss - WordReference Forums
2018年1月23日 · Hello there! How do you natives write the word "Boss" Is there capitalization, or not: "what am I going to tell my Boss?" or " What am I going to tell my boss?" should I write?
a polite way to ask for absence for a meeting - WordReference …
2013年10月21日 · If you definitely can't make it (that seems to be the case), you're not actually asking permission; rather, you're informing your boss that you won't be there, and you hope that he or she won't be angry with you. You'd say something like, "I am so sorry that I'll be unable to attend the meeting, because . . .
Hun - WordReference Forums
2007年1月25日 · If your boss called you Hon or Hun surely it would depend on how well you knew each other and how long you had worked for him - I doubt he would use it unless you were very good friends. We call our boss our " piece of fluff" and he knows and does not mind in the slightest. Of course we would not do so if in a professional setting.
being someone's pet | WordReference Forums
2007年10月4日 · And do notice that the possessive of boss is boss's-- an apostrophe without another "s" is generally used only for plurals that end in "s"; when a singular ends in an "s", you ordinarily make the possessive by adding an apostrophe and another "s: The lass's brother Prince Charles's home The compass's owner