Dear teachers,
Please read:
They’re both doctors by profession.
Coul you explain me the meaning of “by profession”? what “by” here mean?Why there isn’t an article in front of “profession”?“by profession” is an expression?
Tung Quoc
Dear teachers,
Please read:
They’re both doctors by profession.
Coul you explain me the meaning of “by profession”? what “by” here mean?Why there isn’t an article in front of “profession”?“by profession” is an expression?
Tung Quoc
By profession is commonly used and means
What are you by profession?(What’s your profession?)
I’m an engineer
The same:
What are you?
I’m an engineer
Hi Quoc
Yes, “by profession” is a fixed expression but it is usually not necessary to use it.
A: What does he do for a living?
B: He’s a doctor by profession.
A: What does he do?
B: He’s a doctor.
Amy