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My best friend has got a new job vs My best friend has got a new work

The sentence 'My best friend has got a new job' is correct, while 'My best friend has got a new work' is incorrect. In English, we use 'job' to refer to a position of employment, while 'work' is a more general term. Therefore, the correct choice is the first one.
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My best friend has got a new job

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to inform someone that your best friend has obtained a new position of employment.

Examples:

  • My best friend has got a new job at a tech company.
  • I'm so happy for my best friend; she has got a new job as a teacher.
  • Guess what? My best friend has got a new job in marketing!
  • My best friend has got a new job in finance, and she's really excited about it.
  • I just found out that my best friend has got a new job in the fashion industry.
  • Well, somebody has got a new brother.
  • Niels has got a new magic trick he wants to try.
  • Okay. I'd like to see if she is number 15, it could also mean our guy has got a new dumping ground.
  • The Air Ministry has got a new thing a lot of people are interested in.
  • And it has got a new color, too...
  • My best friend has just died a disgusting, lingering death from cancer.
  • One of my best friends has failed me.
  • I've got a new best friend, Adriana.
  • My girlfriend has a new boyfriend, my best friend has a girlfriend, my mom bought me shorts.
  • I think I got a new job.
  • I've suddenly got a new job, so we're moving in a few days.
  • I heard you got a new job.
  • He got a new job as a bicycle messenger.
  • I got a new job today.
  • You got a new job, new apartment.
  • My dad just got a new job, but you will get the money.
  • Ginger said you got a new job up in Alaska.
  • Well, Dutch got a new job at a nonprofit.
  • He just got a new job.
  • So Pelikán got a new job.

My best friend has got a new work

This phrase is incorrect in English. 'Work' is a more general term and does not convey the specific idea of a new job or position of employment.

  • Well, somebody has got a new brother.
  • Niels has got a new magic trick he wants to try.
  • Okay. I'd like to see if she is number 15, it could also mean our guy has got a new dumping ground.
  • The Air Ministry has got a new thing a lot of people are interested in.
  • And it has got a new color, too...
  • My best friend has just died a disgusting, lingering death from cancer.
  • One of my best friends has failed me.
  • I've got a new best friend, Adriana.
  • My girlfriend has a new boyfriend, my best friend has a girlfriend, my mom bought me shorts.
  • My best friend has a heart attack, and here I am doing his job.
  • I've become a dad at the same time as my best friend has died.
  • My best friend has won the best woman.
  • Now, those of you who read the FatFighters newsletter will be aware that FatFighters has got a new spokesperson.
  • I have a new life new clothes, and the only facts what happened are my best friend Stacy and my guardian angel, Fred.
  • This is my best friend Alex.
  • Chris is absolutely my best friend.
  • She's my best friend. I tell her everything.
  • Joel you're my best friend, man.
  • My best friend died out there.
  • My best friend, ladies and gentlemen.

Alternatives:

  • my best friend has got a new job
  • my best friend has started a new job
  • my best friend has landed a new job
  • my best friend has secured a new job
  • my best friend has found a new job

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