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engineer assisant or ??
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 5:12 pm
by simonwai99
Hi Sir,
Do we say " Engineer assistant " or assistant engineer?
tHanks
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 12:24 pm
by Alan
The second. 'Engineering assistant' would also be possible.
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:53 pm
by googl
Dear Alan,
is here 'of' possible: (the) assistant of the engineer? is here Saxon genitive possible: engineer's assistant?
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:14 am
by Alan
You could, in fact, be the/an engineer's assistant, but your job title would still be more likely to be one of the options previously stated.
*The assistant of the engineer would be highly unidiomatic, but you might say e.g. I am working as an assistant TO the engineer.