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Old August 10, 2009, 07:29 PM
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As Robin points out work is not countable. I think this means that work does not usually have a plural, and is an abstract concept.
Work can be a noun or a verb,
so you can say
I work at a job and I have a job of work
but it is wrong to say I job at a work and I have a work of job..
I have heard people stating:

it is my work to do this.

and

it is my job to do this.

I always use the latter though.

Last edited by chileno; August 11, 2009 at 10:24 AM. Reason: to fix a misspelled word
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