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English term or phrase:
career
English answer:
progression
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English term
career
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why does a career sound better than a job?
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| 4 +13 | Definition of career |
Rowan Morrell
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| 4 +2 | live to work |
NancyLynn
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progression
career suggests a progression over time, with promotion and a structure that enables people to move around and up etc
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Comment: "thanks, Marju. This was a great help to me, I used it already yesterday in a speech, but didn't have time to thank you."
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Rowan Morrell
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Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
Definition of career
From the American Heritage Dictionary: a. A chosen pursuit; a profession or occupation. b. The general course or progression of one's working life or one's professional achievements
I guess the second definition is what makes "career" sound better than "job". "Job" refers to the work you're currently doing, whereas "career" encompasses a wider scope by referring to your entire working life, plus it includes your achievements (e.g. the phrase "a distinguished career" means you've achieved a lot over the course of your working life). You may or may not achieve something in a particular job, but you will hopefully have some achievements to list and look back on in your career.
I guess the second definition is what makes "career" sound better than "job". "Job" refers to the work you're currently doing, whereas "career" encompasses a wider scope by referring to your entire working life, plus it includes your achievements (e.g. the phrase "a distinguished career" means you've achieved a lot over the course of your working life). You may or may not achieve something in a particular job, but you will hopefully have some achievements to list and look back on in your career.
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Marie Scarano
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Thanks Marie.
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DGK T-I
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Thanks Giuli.
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Rajan Chopra
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NancyLynn
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Thanks Nancy.
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Armorel Young
: a career, hopefully, is challenging, stimulating, even enjoyable - it "takes you somewhere" - a job simply fills the time and brings in the money
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Good distinction - thanks Armorel.
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Thanks Vicky.
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John Wellesly Helliwell
: Armorel echos my feeling on this best
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Yes, what she said was pretty good. Thanks John.
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RHELLER
: a job is closer to a task (more narrowly defined)
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Thanks for that info, Rita.
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Java Cafe
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Thanks Java Cafe.
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ohemulen
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hookmv
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sarahl (X)
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Thanks Sarah.
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LJC (X)
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Thanks Lesley.
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live to work
here is an expression which my help you understand it better:
with a career, it's a labour of love
with a job, it's a paycheque
So the saying goes, do you live to work, or work to live?
with a career, it's a labour of love
with a job, it's a paycheque
So the saying goes, do you live to work, or work to live?
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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thanks Vicky!
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hookmv
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Yep, I'm definitely in the first category :-)
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