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This is a list of business vocabulary related to hiring, firing and human resources. fire To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct or poor performance). Synonyms of fire are:  dismiss ,  make someone redundant, give the sack, give the axe,  sack. get the sack To be dismissed from employment.Synonyms of get the sack are:  get the chop ,  get the boot , get the elbow . lay off To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a severance  (see below) package resign To quit (a job or position). I am resigning in protest of the unfair treatment of our employees. retire To withdraw from one's occupation, business, or office; stop working. give notice To announce one's intent to leave a job; to inform an employer that one is leaving. He gave notice yesterday that he'll leave in two weeks. notice period A period of time before which an employee...

Samuel L. Jackson took a Los Angeles entertainment reporter to task Monday after the reporter appeared to confuse the actor for Laurence Fishburne. Actors Samuel L. Jackson, left, and Laurence Fishburne "You're as crazy as the people on Twitter. I'm not Laurence Fishburne!" Jackson said during a live TV interview. "We don't all look alike. We may be all black and famous, but we all don't look alike. You're busted." The outburst momentarily stunned CNN affiliate KTLA's Sam Rubin , who had asked Jackson what the reaction was to his Super Bowl commercial. "What Super Bowl commercial?" Jackson replied. Rubin looked off camera, confused. He immediately owned up to the mistake, but Jackson dug in. "You're the entertainment reporter for this station and you don't know the difference between me and Laurence Fishburne? That must be a very short line for your job outside there," he said. Rubin apologized repeatedly, at one ...

Question: Shouldn't  your  be changed to  you  in the sentence  Sarah was surprised at your leaving early ? Answer: In the example  your  is correct. Your is the possessive form of  you  and acts as the subject of the gerund  leaving . In formal writing , when we want to show who or what is doing the action in a gerund (called the  subject   of the gerund ), we use the possessive form of a personal noun or pronoun in front of the gerund: Gord's   winning  the contest gives us all a reason to celebrate. Natalie objected to  my borrowing  her hockey stick. Your leaving  early was a wise decision. In informal writing , there is a trend toward dropping the possessive before a gerund. We often use a simple noun or an object pronoun instead: We celebrated  Gord  winning the contest. Natalie objected to  me  borrowing her notes. Also, the possessive form may be important f...