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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. 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 …

  3. 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?

  4. 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 …

  5. 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.

  6. What is the proper usage of the phrase "due diligence"?

    A lawyer referring to the process of investigating a potential merger/investment might say: We need to perform due diligence. There is also business buzzword of "due diligence", derived …

  7. Employee with, for, at - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    May 18, 2018 · Employee takes only of. You could of course, say "I am employed with" and "I work for", but not "employee for" or "employee with".

  8. Why does to "take a powder" mean to run away or to leave?

    Mar 11, 2014 · The phrase take a powder meaning to "scram, vanish," is probably from the 20's; it was a common phrase as a doctor's instruction, so perhaps from the notion of taking a laxative …

  9. 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?

  10. 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"?