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Discover LudwigThe phrase "actually a job" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to clarify or emphasize that something is indeed a job, often in contrast to a misconception or assumption.
Example: "Many people think that being a social media influencer is just a hobby, but it's actually a job that requires a lot of hard work and dedication."
Alternatives: "truly a job" or "genuinely a job".
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It wasn't actually a job, more of an internship.
Writing the books – as opposed to flamming up the sales figures to flatter the subjects – was actually a job I rather relished.
As Advertising Age has noted, a variety of ad-world "creatives" (it's actually a job title in that industry) have also cooked up freelance online videos and the like, free.
Hill's playmaking potential impressed Tannenbaum and his staff as much as his blocking, an asset in the Jets' revamped offense, and his attire for his predraft workout, a suit and tie that he wore because, he said, "this is actually a job".
Yes that is actually a job – although not one you can retire on – but for me, a trainee singer, what I learnt standing in the wings and watching the world's most incredible singers night after night was as valuable as several years at a conservatoire.
It took reading that for me to put two and two together and realise that the stuff in the movies wasn't just some distant world that existed and was somehow filmed and ended up on the TV; it was actually a job you could get.
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I'm not sure how many people in life actually do a job that they really enjoy.
Fantastical, yes — who actually has a job like that?
Yogi: I don't actually want a job.
He'd much rather do that than actually get a job.
Unlike the other presidents here, he's actually got a job.
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