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  1. meaning - What is the distinction between “role” and “rôle” [with a ...

    Aug 2, 2013 · My comment in the previous thread sums it up: the rôle of rôle is now being played by role. The plain English spelling has entirely supplanted the old spelling in modern usage; I …

  2. "Role" or "Roles" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    May 26, 2016 · Or is there one role under each, but those two roles are different? Then use roles. If Party One has Role ABC, Party Two also has Role ABC, and neither has any other roles, …

  3. prepositions - Plays a role "in" or "at" doing something? - English ...

    Feb 26, 2021 · play a part/play a role. If something or someone plays a part or plays a role in a situation, they are involved in it and have an effect on it. They played a part in the life of their …

  4. prepositions - play a role as vs play a role of - English Language ...

    Aug 18, 2022 · I would like to describe someone's role in the company. My editor and I disagree on the use of "as" vs "of" in the sentence. X also plays a role as (job-function) vs. X also plays …

  5. "Job title" vs. "job role" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    A "job role" is a description of what a person does. A "job title" is a convenient name for a role. For example: At my last job, my role was to write code that helped us be sure that our product …

  6. "Take the role" vs. "take over the role" vs. "take on the role"

    "To take a role" is a neutral expression, which can be used in a variety of ways but usually serves as a denotation that implies nothing else. It doesn't seem like what you're looking for. "To take …

  7. word choice - "Position in/at/for your company" - English …

    Dec 9, 2014 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …

  8. word choice - take / take on + responsibility - English Language ...

    Dec 4, 2012 · DINK couples refuse to play the role of parents and (take /take on) the responsibilities to cultivate offspring. Mother is getting old, but I haven't (taken/taken on) the …

  9. What is a word or phrase that describes someone changes …

    Jan 27, 2023 · We may say that the person grows into the role. Macmillan Grow into something: if you grow into a situation or activity, you gradually start knowing what to do because you have …

  10. orthography - What do the letters ï and ô mean? - English …

    @Martha: certainly simply searching the site for role is not too much to ask for. The Wiktionary entry for role mentions rôle, too. In fact it's the very first thing it does. Likewise, it has a …

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