Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Clerk"

A: : 'clerk' may mean 'somebody working in an office, either private or public, and doing general office duties' like for example 'John is a clerk at Joe's keeping the ledger', 'Mary is an accounting clerk at the county offices'. Another, mostly American meaning of 'clerk' is 'those who address hotel customers at the reception', as in 'the clerk welcomed the new guests and quickly dealt with the check in paperwork'. A final and still mainly American meaning of 'clerk' is 'somebody who assists store/shop customers' as in 'the clerk explained the woman why the discounted dress was a good bargain'.

A: The clerks like the be nearby, so they can find out the decision as it is decided.
Think of ringside as a spectator at a boxing match. Their seat is right beside the boxing ring or ringside. When the match is decided, they are right there to see it happen.

A: In america a retail clerk would be a receptionist in a hotel or an assistant in a shop.

A: i think its a person which works at the reception

A: A secretary works for a person of importance directly. A clerk just works for a company of sorts. Like a helper in a store.

A: When I was done shopping, I brought my items to the clerk.

I paid the clerk for my items.

A: The clerk started washing the counter at the restaurant.

The clerk rang up my items at the register.

A: A clerk is a type of employee or a role someone can have at a company.
An employee is any person who works for a company.

Usually someone up front at the cash register or front desk.

Examples:
Bob works for Apple. Bob is an Apple employee. Bob is an engineer, so he is not a clerk.

Ron works at a hotel. He helps check in guests at the front desk. Ron is a hotel clerk.

A: My mistake. Hope this clears the confusion!

A: As nouns the difference between clerk and seller is that clerk is one who occupationally works with records, accounts, letters, etc; an office worker while seller is someone who sells; a vender; a clerk or seller can be .

As a verb clerk is to act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk.

A: So, in this case it seems that the word clerk mean assistant. It is an older use of the word.
In the modern world clerk typically means a person who handles money. They would still be described as employees. Ther term worker implies manual labor as a form of employment.

A: both terms are the same. :)

A: @po_po_
“Your order is $7.34. Pull up to the second window/You can pull up to the second window.” Or “You can pay at the second window” (a lot of places these days pay and receive their food at the second window so they tell you through the speaker after you order to go to the second window) if they are at the first window and you want to tell them to go to the next window you can use the same verb (pull up)
-Thank you, you can pull up to the next window.
-Thank you, you can pull on through to the next window to get your food.
-Thank you, you can head on through to the next window to receive your order.

In English we add “on” to some verbs. It doesn’t really serve a linguistic/grammatical function other than to sound more colloquial. For example, at my current job customers check in at the ticket windows and then they head inside to the lobby and look around like a lost puppy wondering whether they’re checked in or if they have to go up to the front desk (which they don’t) so we normally say something like “Welcome, you can head on in” (head in = go in with the addition of “on” to sound colloquial) or “Hey there, you can head on in through the doors when you’re ready.”

A: @hironori_ There is a clerk at the convenience store who is always in a (bad) mood.

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A: the person wants to know how to say it/pronunciation. Probably asking for someone to repeat the sentence in audio

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A: oh i’m sorry. the sentence is perfectly clear

A: "wanna" is very informal in writing.

I'd probably say
"Would you like to buy a plastic bag?"
or
"Would you like to buy a bag?"

"Each bag costs one NT dollar"
or
"One bag is one NT dollar."

"would" just sounds a little more polite to me than "do you need/want".

A: The second one sounds very formal but it is the correct answer.

You can also sound more casual with "Thanks, but there's already someone helping me." or "Thank you but I'm already being served/assisted/helped."

Also: The clerk would usually say "How can I help you?" Or "What can I help you with?"

A: On closer inspection, I think the original sentence was fine.

And yeah, it'd work with "tour guide" as well. That sort of thing actually happens fairly often in places like India - shops pay taxi drivers to bring tourists to shop there. Sometimes, whether the tourist wants them to or not.