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  1. Employee vs Employe Which Is More Correct/Common

    Employe is a rare dated alternative spelling of the more common employee (AHD) Ngram: an employe. Ngram: an employee vs an employe From French employé. Employe (plural …

  2. vocabulary - Single-word term for "Number of employees"

    Nov 30, 2015 · Is there a single-word term for "Number of employees" as in "our company's number of employees"?

  3. Which is correct, 'self-employed' or 'self employed'? [closed]

    Apr 23, 2015 · In the sentence Self-employed [or Self employed] farmer Belle Vue has lived in the state of Washington all her life. should there be a hyphen between Self and employed?

  4. etymology - How and when did 'performant' enter common usage …

    Feb 12, 2025 · Performant: From perform +‎ -ant (suffix forming agent nouns from verbs, and adjectives from verbs with the senses of ‘doing (the action of the verb’)), possibly modelled …

  5. What is the meaning of "I'm on detail"?

    Jun 15, 2022 · Here's a theory about the conversation that would explain the meaning of "I'm on detail" as meaning undercover police detail. It explains both the restaurant worker's question …

  6. If you are talking "on behalf of" you and someone else, what is the ...

    I looked at a bunch of style guides to see what they have to say on this subject. The vast majority of them dedicate at least a paragraph to the distinction (or nondistinction) between "in behalf …

  7. When to use "lives" as a plural of life?

    Aug 5, 2012 · I am confused when talking about a general idea using "our life" when sometimes I feel like using "our lives". Please tell me the correct answer with appropriate explanation.

  8. Is the term "low-level employee" considered to be derogatory?

    Jun 19, 2016 · I recently saw a TV show where an executive referred to an assistant as a low-level employee. Is it considered appropriate or derogatory?

  9. Employees vs Staff - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 24, 2017 · This is an example of the very common phenomenon in English (and many other languages for that matter) of having two similar words coming from different origins. Staff is a …

  10. Looking for word that means "Ignorant of Consequences"

    Aug 2, 2013 · In addition to Carlo_R's good suggestion of reckless, you might consider short-sighted dealing with things that are happening now but failing to consider what will happen in …