American English at State

Hi everyone, hi Gérard !
"go for a picnic" is not incorrect, but "go on a picnic" is more common. This is what word reference told me

MurielB a écrit:... This is what word reference told me

Good reference!

gerardM a écrit:There's a big difference between the verbs "lay off" and "fire"! Learn more with this #AmericanEnglish graphic. Have you ever resigned from a job?

Fire is and unsatisfactory behaviour,lay off is not

MurielB a écrit:

gerardM a écrit:There's a big difference between the verbs "lay off" and "fire"! Learn more with this #AmericanEnglish graphic. Have you ever resigned from a job?

Fire  is and unsatisfactory behaviour,lay off is not

hI mURIEL?
There're other common expressions:
- make redundant
- dismiss
- to let go
How do you set it?

gerardM a écrit:

Love what you do and learn! Happy Monday, everyone! #WeLoveAE #AmericanEnglish What do you love learning?

Gérard a écrit:what do you love learning

English of course !

Gérard a écrit:How do you set it?

Thanks for the extra vocabulary meaning "to make redundant" etc. But what do you mean with "how do you set it" ? Is is "when do you use the different expressions ? "

Muriel,

You had 3 words, I added 3 others.
My question means: Are the 3 new words close to one of the 3 "old"?

- to resign is decided by the guy who leaves
- to lay down is a decision of the firm et concerns a group of people
- to fire is decided by the firm and often concerns one guy who failed.

Can you put the 3 new words under the "3 definitions"? Are these new words British or American?

Gérard
- to resign is decided by the guy who leaves=>To let go
- to lay down is a decision of the firm et concerns a group of people=>to make redundant
- to fire is decided by the firm and often concerns one guy who failed=>dismiss

Yessssss Muriel... what do "make redundant", "dismiss", "let go" mean?

Gérard, when you posted your answer I had not finished !

MurielB a écrit:Gérard, when you posted your answer I had not finished !

I'm too quick. I was watching over your shoulder.

Muriel, there's no one-to-one relationship.

Muriel,
I'm not 100% certain but for me:
- "to make redundant" is more British (but also used in the US), "to lay off" is more American; both are used for economic reasons
- "to dismiss" is British, same meaning as "to let go": used for faulty reason.

Muriel, "to let go" doesn't mean "to resign".

thanks Gérard, I will read this post again to make things clearer !

gerardM a écrit:Did you watch our video about "hear" and "listen"? Now, test your understanding of these two verbs! We'll post the answers tomorrow. 

I hear
2 heard
3 listen
4 listen
5 hear
6 listen

MurielB a écrit:I hear
2 heard
3 listen
4 listen
5 hear
6 listen

Fine!