Weekly Workplace Word Wisdom(W.W.W.W.) Vol.15として
本日は "Over"を使った表現の違いを
Jonathan講師がお送りいたします。
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Over and over again.
My co-worker was working diligently and when I asked what she was working on, she said she was getting prepared because another team member was going to over-take her. I thought that she was being very honest about the competition between herself and another colleague as rivals vying for a promotion, but in fact she was simply preparing to pass on information to the staff member. Her colleague was going to take-over for her that day.
When I clarified what I thought she was trying to say we discovered that some of these phrases can be quite confusing. Take-over, over-take, hand-over & overhand, not to mention, pass-over, turnover and change-over. All of these while appearing similar are either completely different; hand-over to give something to someone while overhand describes a type of throw or hit (usually in racquet sports like tennis or badminton), or subtly different; a hand-over of responsibility and a change-over of the office operating system. With so many expressions using "over" I thought I might look at a few so that the next time you are faced with this vocabulary it won’t go over your head.
Let’s take a closer look at a few examples;
Take-over (～に取ってかわる、乗っ取る、～の支配権を得る）
- To assume someone’s position or responsibilities.
“I am in charge until the end of the month and then my replacement is going to take-over.”
Over-take （追い越す、～を上回る）
– to pass someone or something. Often refers a pursuit or competition.
“This is the year that Toyota will over-take General Motors as the world’s largest automaker by sales.”
Hand-over （手渡す、譲り渡すこと）
– To relinquish power or authority to someone else.
“Once my successor is found I will hand-over the reins of the company.”
Pass over （候補から外す）
– To look past a candidate in favor of someone else.
“I have been passed over for promotion three times, perhaps it’s time for a change of scenery.”
Turn-over （生産高、売上高）
– Yes, it is a delicious pastry treat but in the business world it refers to either the amount of business down in a specific period or changes in staff.
“We had excellent turn-over during the first quarter.”
“Turn-over in the Accounting department was over 50% last year as people left to join Audit Firms.”
Change-over （切り替え、変更、改造）
– Generally refers to a complete or wholesale change from one thing to another. Equipment, a system or personnel for example.
“Our Sales were down largely due to the complete changeover of the Sales team last year.”
As you can see there are plenty of examples, I will leave it at this for now so that I don’t overwhelm you.
※"Take-over","Over-take"など、一語であることを示すために"-"(ハイフン)が記載されておりますが、実際スペルする際に"-"(ハイフン)は不要ですのでご注意ください。
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＜本日の単語＞
diligently 【副】熱心に、勤勉に、念入りに、こつこつと
vie (vying) 【自動】（優劣を）競う、争う、競争する、張り合う、対抗する
subtly 【副】微妙に
＜本日イディオム＞
not to mention ～は言うまでもなく、～はさておき
go over your head 〔話などが〕（人）には理解できない
leave it at ～だけにする、～にとどめる
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Take-overとHand-overの微妙なニュアンスの違い
または
Over-takeとTake-overの意味の違いなど
これらを覚えることで
話していて伝えたかったことが
違うニュアンスで相手に伝わってしまうことを防げますね！
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