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- prepositions - Plays a role in or at doing something? - English . . .
If something or someone plays a part or plays a role in a situation, they are involved in it and have an effect on it They played a part in the life of their community
- Job title vs. job role - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What is the difference between job title and job role? For example, from the Google documentation on rich snippets: title — The person's title (for example, Financial Manager) role — The perso
- Take the role vs. take over the role vs. take on the role
Did he "take the role" of his colleague or did he "take over the role" of his colleague? Also "take on the role" sounds like a viable option to me, because I'm trying more to convey the sense of him accepting a new challenge rather than simply taking possession of something that wasn't his
- prepositions - apply to vs. apply for an opportunity - English . . .
They're applying for 'a wider range of employment and higher learning opportunities' (that's the something they'll obtain) I'm not sure why it isn't 'apply to', but it doesn't sound right
- Is there a feminine equivalent of emasculate?
e·mas·cu·late Deprive (a man) of his male role or identity Is there a female equivalent? I came up with efemulate but this sounds strange
- Is someone granted a role said to be roled? Or rolled?
It's missing from other online dictionaries, such as Merriam-Webster At best, I'd say it was an extrapolated word, which is to say that if you used it, someone would understand that you combined the word "role" with the "-ed" ending to form an adjective Actors who are given roles are said to be "casted" as such and such a character, not "roled"
- word choice - Excel at something vs. excel in something - English . . .
While 'excel at' and 'excel in' are generally interchangeable, I do think there is a subtle distinction excel at seems to apply better to specific activities He excels at service returns in badminton excel in seems to apply better to more general categories or things that cover many activities She excels in school To me, "She excels at school" sounds thoroughly ungrammatical and would not
- single word requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Wikipedia: Pro tempore - abbreviated pro tem or p t , is a Latin phrase which best translates to "for the time being" in English This phrase is often used to describe a person who acts as a locum tenens {placeholder} in the absence of a superior I don't know of any special designation for someone in a similar role who isn't a "placeholder", and it wouldn't surprise me to learn there isn't one
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