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Thu 31 Mar, 2016 10:07 am
Four years have passed since then. My work environment is now stable and I like my current team very much. Although we still face obstacles at work, we are able to easily overcome them most of the time. My team and I also have a happy working relationship-cum-friendship.
Is the part in bold acceptable? If not, how should it be rephrased?
Thanks.
Could someone please help. Thanks.
Yes, it is acceptable. Many contemporary speakers of English, however, raised and living in an electronic environment, and therefore woefully ignorant of their own language, may not know what it means. You will need to judge your prospective audience.
@Setanta,
By the way, I see
NSFW Forums on the top of this page. What does it mean? Thanks.
NSFW means Not Suitable For Work
@ehBeth,
NSFW means Not Suitable For Work
But why? This is the first time I have seen these letters in my post. Surely, all my other posts are not suitable for work.
@tanguatlay,
it has to do with the other meaning of cum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cum
Quote:Cum may refer to:
A Latin word, which can be either the preposition with or a conjunction meaning when, because, or although
An English linking word, derived from the Latin word for 'with.' It is used in many place names in England as well as in everyday English - e.g. Prestwich-cum-Oldham
cum tempore (with time); notation used at universities in German, Austrian, Swiss and Scandinavian countries for starting 15 minutes late
Referring to diplomas and degrees: cum laude (with praise), magna cum laude (with great praise); maxima cum laude (with maximal praise); summa cum laude (with highest praise); egregia cum laude (with outstanding praise)
Semen or vaginal fluid, produced in ejaculation
@ehBeth,
Thanks, ehBeth.
I doubt any poster will be thinking of the sexual aspect of
cum.
@tanguatlay,
my guess is it's the first thing most people thought of
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