"CES" means: Center for Employee Services.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
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Center for Employee Services.
1976, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Official Year Book of Australia: No. 61, 1975 and 1976, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=LgMwMIo4mrgC&pg=PA722&dq=%22ces%22+australia+-intitle:%22ces%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=g2MiT7flHt…
"CES" means: Center for Employee Services.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"CES" means: Center for Employee Services.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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(Australia, obsolete) Commonwealth Employment Service.
1976, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Official Year Book of Australia: No. 61, 1975 and 1976, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=LgMwMIo4mrgC&pg=PA722&dq=%22ces%22+australia+-intitle:%22ces%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=g2MiT7flHt…
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Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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