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10 Mar 2015
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How do you say this in English (US)? 家を点々とする／学校を点々とする/バイトを点々とする
How do you say this in English (US)? 家を点々とする／学校を点々とする/バイトを点々とする
a person often changes houses/ a person often changes schools/ a person often changes their part-time jobs
The first and the second sentence is due to his/her parents.
The third sentence is due to his/her own problem; they can't stay in one job for a long time.
Would you translate 点々とする for 'change often'?
The first and the second sentence is due to his/her parents.
The third sentence is due to his/her own problem; they can't stay in one job for a long time.
Would you translate 点々とする for 'change often'?
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For the first two, there is no term for it. You just say that the person moves or changes schools often.
For the third, that person is called a job hopper.
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