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 #2 (permalink) Thu Feb 12, 2009 16:19 pm question about the usage of 'satisfield' |
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Are you satisfied with your job? - No, I'm not satisfied with my job at all.
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| #3 (permalink) Thu Feb 12, 2009 16:38 pm question about the usage of 'satisfield' |
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Hi Infinity,
In addtion to Milanya's answer I'd like to point out the correct spelling of satisfied. (You wrote 'satisfield'.)
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| #4 (permalink) Fri Feb 13, 2009 3:04 am About the usage of 'satisfied' |
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Thank you for your reply and correction, Milanya and Torsten.
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| #5 (permalink) Fri Feb 13, 2009 3:51 am question about the usage of 'satisfied' |
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I have inserted comments into your message. As someone already mentioned, the spelling is "satisfied".
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Hello everyone,
I have a question about the word 'satisfield'. Below is my sentence:
Do(are?) you satisfield with your job? {as someone else already said, "are" is correct, "do" is not correct}
Could you please tell me which auxiliary verb should I use?{word order: "I should" - or put a ":" after "tell me"} Do or are or both are fine? Please also tell me how to respond {to} this sentence.
Does it sound natural to you native speakers if I answer:
1)Satisfield? No, not even close. {sounds natural}
2)Satisfield? No, far from enough. {does not sound natural}
(I want to express the meaning of {add ":"} I'm not satisfield with my job at all. Or have you got an alternative suggestion? Does it make sense if I say: any alternative suggestions?) {yes, that would have been correct, too: use singular if you expect only one answer, plural if you expect more than one - both are quite possible here}
Please let me know if you find any mistake in my post. Many thanks!
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| #6 (permalink) Fri Feb 13, 2009 4:01 am question about the usage of 'satisfied' |
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Thank you, Cerberus™. :) What if I answer: No, far from satisfaction? Does it make sense? :D
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| #7 (permalink) Fri Feb 13, 2009 4:25 am question about the usage of 'satisfied' |
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You would not answer "no, far from satisfaction" unless the word "satisfaction" had been specifically used in the question. That is mainly because of the expression "far from": it is often used when you repeat a word.
You could say "no, far from satisfied", to repeat the word "satisfied".
If the question had been: "does this job give you satisfaction?"
Then you could have answered: "no, far from satisfaction; it rather gives me dissatisfaction". |
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| #8 (permalink) Fri Feb 13, 2009 4:37 am About the usage of 'satisfied' |
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Many many many thanks, Cerberus™. Wish you have a nice day!
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| #9 (permalink) Fri Feb 13, 2009 4:48 am About the usage of 'satisfied' |
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| Thank you, I wish you the same! |
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