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Raf
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 7:39 pm
Post subject: Clock in - Clock out |
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Do you know any other word/phrasal/slang that mean "clock in" and
"clock out"?
Thanks.
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Michael DeBusk
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:20 pm
Post subject: Re: Clock in - Clock out |
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On 23 Aug 2005 06:39:03 -0700, Raf <gomes.raf@gmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Do you know any other word/phrasal/slang that mean
"clock in" and "clock out"?
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There's "punch in" and "punch out". Those who do so are said to be
"punching the clock".
At my job, we "sign in" and "sign out" because we write our time in
rather than using an old-fashioned timeclock.
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Michael DeBusk, Co-Conspirator to Make the World a Better Place
Did he update http://home.earthlink.net/~debu4335/ yet? |
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Don Phillipson
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:42 pm
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"Michael DeBusk" <m_debusk@despammed.com> wrote in message
news:GgGOe.746$FW1.189@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
| Quote: | On 23 Aug 2005 06:39:03 -0700, Raf <gomes.raf@gmail.com> wrote:
Do you know any other word/phrasal/slang that mean
"clock in" and "clock out"?
There's "punch in" and "punch out". Those who do so are said to be
"punching the clock".
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Alternatively, clock on and clock off. All these expressions are
derived from machinery invented in the late 19th century requiring
workers to record arrival at and departure from the work site.
Early machines of this type had a large clock in the middle, surrounded
by one or two rings of numbered holes. Each worker had to move a lever to
his uniquely numbered hole, then push it down to the bottom of
the hole to record his arrival or departure, i.e. the action was like
the operation of a key punch. Later machines (now more common)
printed the time on a separate card for each employee.
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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
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Nick Worley
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| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 2:47 am
Post subject: Re: Clock in - Clock out |
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"Raf" <gomes.raf@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1124804343.364897.239850@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | Do you know any other word/phrasal/slang that mean "clock in" and
"clock out"?
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I used to work at a couple of places that used cards with magnetic strips
(like cash machine cards/ATM cards), so I used to say "swipe in"/"swipe
out", since the card was swiped through a card reader. As I swiped the card
my arrival/departure time was logged by the computer, which at the same time
let me through the turnstile.
Regards
Nick |
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M. J. Powell
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| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 4:37 am
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In message <3n1gamF19anh8U1@individual.net>, Nick Worley
<spam@cornedbeef.com> writes
| Quote: | "Raf" <gomes.raf@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1124804343.364897.239850@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
Do you know any other word/phrasal/slang that mean "clock in" and
"clock out"?
I used to work at a couple of places that used cards with magnetic strips
(like cash machine cards/ATM cards), so I used to say "swipe in"/"swipe
out", since the card was swiped through a card reader. As I swiped the card
my arrival/departure time was logged by the computer, which at the same time
let me through the turnstile.
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Is 'clocking in' etc common in the US for what might be called 'staff
jobs'?
Mike |
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John Dean
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| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 4:51 am
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Nick Worley wrote:
| Quote: | "Raf" <gomes.raf@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1124804343.364897.239850@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
Do you know any other word/phrasal/slang that mean "clock in" and
"clock out"?
I used to work at a couple of places that used cards with magnetic
strips (like cash machine cards/ATM cards), so I used to say "swipe
in"/"swipe out", since the card was swiped through a card reader. As
I swiped the card my arrival/departure time was logged by the
computer, which at the same time let me through the turnstile.
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Which reminds me of working flextime. In my outfit some places used
machines and some had a manual recording system. For both types the
terms were "flex on" and "flex off".
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John Dean
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Nick Worley
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| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:08 am
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"Raf" <gomes.raf@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1124804343.364897.239850@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | Do you know any other word/phrasal/slang that mean "clock in" and
"clock out"?
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You can also say clock on/off.
The difference being how you view the activity:
You're either clocking into/out of a building/factory.
Or you're clocking on/off work.
Regards
Nick |
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meirman
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| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:00 am
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In alt.english.usage on Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:47:25 +0100 "Nick Worley"
<spam@cornedbeef.com> posted:
| Quote: | "Raf" <gomes.raf@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1124804343.364897.239850@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
Do you know any other word/phrasal/slang that mean "clock in" and
"clock out"?
I used to work at a couple of places that used cards with magnetic strips
(like cash machine cards/ATM cards), so I used to say "swipe in"/"swipe
out",
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Yes, Kobisan.
| Quote: | since the card was swiped through a card reader. As I swiped the card
my arrival/departure time was logged by the computer, which at the same time
let me through the turnstile.
Regards
Nick
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s/ meirman
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Odysseus
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| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:01 am
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Raf wrote:
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Do you know any other word/phrasal/slang that mean "clock in" and
"clock out"?
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Other's have mentioned "punch in/out", which is what it's usually
called where I work, even though we have a digital clock that prints
the time on employees' cards. These phrasal verbs are usually
intransitive, but not always: a co-worker, seeing me head for the
clock at the end of the day, sometimes asks me to "punch her out",
meaning to time-stamp her card as well as mine.
A related pair of expressions that hasn't been mentioned here is
"check in/out". These usually imply the participation of a second
party, e.g. a reception clerk, concierge, or security guard, and are
often used in contexts other than beginning and ending work. They can
also be used transitively, as when borrowing and returning a library book.
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meirman
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| Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:00 am
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In alt.english.usage on Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:37:01 +0100 "M. J. Powell"
<mike@DeLeTe.pickmere.demon.co.uk> posted:
| Quote: | In message <3n1gamF19anh8U1@individual.net>, Nick Worley
spam@cornedbeef.com> writes
"Raf" <gomes.raf@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1124804343.364897.239850@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
Do you know any other word/phrasal/slang that mean "clock in" and
"clock out"?
I used to work at a couple of places that used cards with magnetic strips
(like cash machine cards/ATM cards), so I used to say "swipe in"/"swipe
out", since the card was swiped through a card reader. As I swiped the card
my arrival/departure time was logged by the computer, which at the same time
let me through the turnstile.
Is 'clocking in' etc common in the US for what might be called 'staff
jobs'?
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Salaried employees don't normally punch a time clock becaue they're
not paid by the hour.
Although one industrial job I had, at one time the computer
programmers punched in. By the time I got there, they didn't, but
they still left the moment it was 4:30.
s/ meirman
Posting from alt.english.usage
--
My English in this reply is colloquial, and may not always use full sentences.
For gosh sakes, when you ask a question, say what sort of English you are asking about.
When you give an answer, say in what part of the world you think your answer is valid.
If you are emailing me please
say if you are posting the same response.
Town NW of Pittsburgh Pa. 0 to 10 years | Brooklyn 12 years
Indianapolis 7 years | Now in
Chicago 6 years | Baltimore 22 years |
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