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Work on


Xinfu July 25, 2015 01:27 PM

Work on
 
-Check this out, fun and quick summer job. Work:) on:) an orientation camp targeted at secondary school kids and play for two weeks!
I worked:) on:) this programme for four years, and it is excellent.

Is ON correct?

Rusty July 25, 2015 09:45 PM

Work at a camp.
Work on a program (if designing/planning a program).
Work at a program (if the program design/plan is in need of work or not complete).

Xinfu July 26, 2015 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 155779)
Work at a camp.
Work on a program (if designing/planning a program).
Work at a program (if the program design/plan is in need of work or not complete).

Thank you, but 'orientation:) camp' is not exactly a physical thing known as camp; in my region, this kind of camp is an activity organized to help undergraduates know more about uni before term starts. Would your answer be different?

Rusty July 26, 2015 12:28 PM

Yes, that meaning changes my answer.

Xinfu July 28, 2015 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 155783)
Yes, that meaning changes my answer.

Um...do you mean 'work (as a verb here, not noun) on orientation camp' is correct? If yes, then in this phrase what's the difference between on and at for WORK?

Rusty July 28, 2015 04:32 PM

Your definition of camp makes the difference.
If camp is a physical location, you work at the camp.
If camp is an activity, you work on the activity (planning it).
You may also work at an activity, but that means you're fixing something in the design phase or you're supervising the activity.

Xinfu August 08, 2015 12:05 PM

Good answer. Thank you.


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