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- meaning - What is the distinction between “role” and “rôle” [with a . . .
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language gives four definitions of role, the first of which is also rôle A character or part played by a performer
- 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
- Role or Roles - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The role of the two parties involved in a legal proceeding, peculiar to the adversarial system of trial, can help circumscribe whether or not a trial proceeds in a fair and unbiased fashion
- 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
- 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
- prepositions - apply to vs. apply for an opportunity - English . . .
'Apply for' meaning 'try to obtain a certain job or place on a course, etc': 'She applied for the position of transport manager various art courses' 'Apply to' means put in your application forms (etc) to a certain establishment company 'She applied to Walmart and Daimler-Benz ' But 'apply to' also means 'be associated with govern ': They think the rules don't apply to them'
- word choice - Excel at something vs. excel in something - English . . .
My guess is that originally, excel was used mostly to describe being superior in some field of activity to which the preposition in applied, and so in has a longer history with the word Later, usage expanded to include things to which at applied better than in (specific actions rather than fields of activity), and so at came to be used with excel as well Just a guess
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