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Larisa.
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Job names
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Hello everyone!
Would you mind me asking you some more questions about jobs.
1. The trouble is that I can �t find the name for a man who repairs computers. I looked up in the dictionary and on the net, but I failed. Do you call him �computer man � or just �repair man � or what?
2. What are these jobs names? �cleaner �, �caretaker �, �road sweeper �, �janitor � �  
Thanks a lot in advance, 
Larisa |
26 Jul 2010
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Lina Ladybird
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Dear Larisa,
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I would call someone who fixes my PC a computer expert. Can �t think of any other names, but I �m sure that our native speakers will give you some more ideas.
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This job is called `street sweeper` or `road sweeper`.
Hugs - Silke
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26 Jul 2010
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foose1
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Technicians or Electronic Technicians. There are a lot of people these days that can fix computers depending on what they fix. For example, a software issue can be fixed by just about anyone that has no schooling. The real repairman are called Electronic Technicians and normally training is given in a college. Soon, you will not have to have much electronic theory to fix computers as the mother boards are becoming throwaway items. |
26 Jul 2010
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Larisa.
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Thanks a lot dear Silke and foose1 for your quick reply. 
BTW do you really call repairmen "Electronic Technicians" in spoken English? This sounds a bit official and long to me?  |
26 Jul 2010
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blunderbuster
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Larisa, as far as I know, in British English it is common to call a service technician who comes and fixes your washing machine an engineer, even if he doesn �t have a university degree. Here in Germany the expression is reserved for university graduates.
Regards
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26 Jul 2010
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Lina Ladybird
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If I were in Britain and my washing mashine needed to be fixed, I wouldn �t call an engineer but a plumber, Regina... Are you sure?
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26 Jul 2010
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Larisa.
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For me a plumber is someone who does something with water pipes but I might be mistaken.
Please native speaker help me.
If you have problems with your computer (I hope not at the moment) you call this man
 What is his name? Sorry, not his name , of course, the name of his job?
Can anyone help me, please?
Best wishes,
Larisa |
26 Jul 2010
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Joeyb1
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1. Computer technician
2. Cleaner |
26 Jul 2010
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Zora
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Like Joey, I �d say "Computer technician"... and for me, the others are "street cleaner" and "the garbageman"...
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26 Jul 2010
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Larisa.
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Many, many, many THANKS, Joey and Linda, Silke, Regina, foose1!
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26 Jul 2010
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blunderbuster
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You �re welcome, Larisa.
@ Silke, I checked, just to make sure.....Cornelsen, Technical English for Beginners, p. 15 : "Engineer wird manchmal f�r Berufe benutzt, die nicht dem deutschen "Ingenieur" entsprechen (britische Firmen schicken etwa einen engineer, um Ihre Waschmaschine zu reparieren).
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26 Jul 2010
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