Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Office"

A: I’m in the office and relaxed

A: It means the woman in a workplace that always bitches (=talks badly) about other coworkers, spreads rumours, lies, etc.

職場で他の同僚の悪口をしばしばする女の人、すなわち職場のビッチ、ということです。

A: @prominencial it means “to begin working in that position.” In English, to assume can have the same meaning as to take on, or to begin.

A: When someone has their "own office," that means they have a private workspace, usually a separate room where their desk or workstation is located.

A: A "token" person/thing is the visible representation of where they are/it is from.

To be a "token Canadian" means you represent Canada and it's culture and language.

A: She regularly listened to the daily office gossip.

There was often office gossip to catch up on.

The office gossip was the interesting part of the job.

She didn’t like office gossip and refused to listen to it.

Office gossip had a negative impact on work relationships within the company.

A: “As well as” is similar to “and also”, “also” and “in addition”

In that sentence, using “as well as” is ok
“I went to the post office to collect my letter as well as the bubble tea shop to buy milk tea”
->because you went to different places, you need to say where you’re going first or else it sounds like you got bubble tea at the post office too
->this sentence structure is
[past tense] to [present tense]
so the verbs “collect” and “buy” are in present while “go” is in the past

A: I called my wife and daughter from work. We enjoyed talking while they were at a coffee shop.

I called my family today. They were at a coffee shop. They had a nice visit.

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A: I work in an office.
The office is busy during working hours.
Our office has lots of windows.
My office in is room 211.
Her office has a desk and two chairs.
We can meet in my office.

A: you can use both but the sentence with 'for' in it is probably better but it doesnt matter too much

A: In a simple sentence like “I’m at/in the office” there’s no real difference.

A: The office is talking about a specific office. An office is talking about offices in general.

A: She may not be in the office, means they dont know if she is there and havnt checked.. Whereas she doesn't seem to be in the office would mean she is not there and the person who said this has checked to see if she was there.

A: They mean the same thing. BUT...

"I go to the office by subway" = The grammar is correct, but it's not what I would say.
"I take subway to the office." = It's better to say "I take THE subway to the office," and this is the one I would use in conversation.

A: Yes! But in English 명동 is usually translated as Myeong-dong.

지선 씨 회사는 어디에 있어요? Where is your office, Ji-Seon?
제 회사는 명동역 근처에 있어요. My office is near Myeong-dong station.

A: “Is your office in this building?” is correct.

A: Yes, it is correct.

A: Office workers that live in big cities like Tokyo or Osaka have a hellish commute and must often work overtime. Depending on the company, workers die from overworking.

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A: × I’ｍ usually in the office during the daytime,so all the while my husband' s mother
✓ I’ｍ usually in the office during the daytime, so all the while my husband's mother

× take care of my dog​ at her home.
✓ is taking care of our dog​ at her home.

A: × I will be out of the office from now due to the meeting in Fukuoka City International Foundation.
✓ Due to the meeting in Fukuoka City International Foundation, I will be out of the office from now until 4 PM.

× I will come back at around 4pm.

This could work too and simplify the statement. 😉

A: You could also say, "I usually leave the office at ten to six / at 5:50 PM.

Beside "to," Americans often use "before," "of" or "till."
Example: 05:50 - ten to/before/of/till six

A: A cold snap is a thing, so your original sentence was natural. :) The only thing that seems a little unnatural is the plural “weather forecasters”. If you’re talking about many forecasters, it makes sense. It’s just that people usually only check one weather source, so they would say, “the weatherman/weather guy/weather lady said/is saying”, or even “The forecast is calling for a once-in-a-decade cold snap”, skipping referring to the person altogether.

Sometimes it is pluralized, but generally people say “they’re saying that it’s a…”; they don’t often say the professional title. This is just my own experience as a native speaker. :) But there’s nothing wrong with what you said!

A: A is natural
B is possible but no one would say it this way