[title]Family quotes[/title] [description]Welcome to our family quotes section! Here you'll find some of the funniest (and wisest) quotes on the subject of family life![/description]
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Latest post Tue, Aug 25 2009 3:39 PM by Mister Micawber. 3 replies.
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chiageraldine  +  871289 Sat, 22 Aug 09 06:15 AM
which is right?


1. I work from home.

    I work at home. 


    for the two sentences above, i mean, I have a job that is home-based. how do i say it?


how about this sentence?


2.   I am a work-from-home mom.

      I am a work-at-home mom.


which is to use? are the hyphens still necessary?

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Mister Micawber  +  871307 Sat, 22 Aug 09 06:30 AM
The #1 sentences are both fine.  The #2 sentences are useless, it seems to me, since moms do not practice motherhood anywhere else.
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chiageraldine  +  874233 Tue, 25 Aug 09 02:53 PM
what i meant with the #2 sentences is : I am a mother who works at/from home. ( have a job at home, apart from motherhood.) but i want to make the sentence in this format:



I am a WORK-AT-HOME mom.


or is it better to use?


I am a WORK-FROM-HOME mom.


hope i made my point clear.


thanks a lot for ALWAYS helping me!

Mister Micawber  +  874296 Tue, 25 Aug 09 03:39 PM
Neither.  They do not make clear what you are trying to say.


I am a working mother, but I work from my home.

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