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jobs #1 (permalink) Mon Jan 03, 2011 20:41 pm   jobs
 

Hello!
I have the sentence:'Job losses are mainly in the ......................sectors of the industry.'and I have 5 solutions:1.blue-collar 2.red-collar 3.stiff-collar 4.high-collar 5.dog-collar.

1.blue-collar -could be the right solution as this means a manual worker paid by hour.
but I am not sure.I don't know the meaning of the other expressions.Who can help me?

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Re: jobs #2 (permalink) Mon Jan 03, 2011 21:42 pm   Re: jobs
 

From my dictionary
If I've got it properly.

blue-collar ~ in the context given, the field of manual work rather outdoor than in an office (manual worker's clothing is of blue colour)
dog-collar ~ a strap used around a dog's neck
The rest means nothing.

Thanks for correcting me.
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jobs #3 (permalink) Mon Jan 03, 2011 23:32 pm   jobs
 

white collar - management personnel (They traditionally wore white shirts).
blue collar - manual workers, who traditionally word blue overalls or blue shirts.
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