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Azz Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Articles to be translated

Can one say
a. We have articles to be translated by experts.
b. We have articles to be translated by you.
?

They are supposed to mean:
We have articles that have to be translated by experts/you.

My feeling is that there is a sense of obligation in both sentences. The articles have to be translated by experts/you. It is not really a job offer. (b) is almost like an order.

Would you say that is correct?

Many thanks.
  

Top answer

azz Can one saya. We have articles to be translated by experts. b.

— Mister Micawber

  • azz Can one saya.
  • We have articles to be translated by experts.
  • b.
  • We have articles to be translated by you.
  • They are supposed to mean: We have articles that have to be translated by experts/you.
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azzCan one saya. We have articles to be translated by experts. b. We have articles to be translated by you. ? They are supposed to mean: We have articles that have to be translated by experts/you.
They do, sort of.
azzMy feeling is that there is a sense of obligation in both sentences.
In a and b, there is the expectation or
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Thank you so much.

Would you say they have the same meaning as
a. We have articles that are to be translated by experts.
b. We have articles that are to be translated by you.
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azzWould you say they have the same meaning asa. We have articles that are to be translated by experts. b. We have articles that are to be translated by you.
Those seem stronger to me.
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azza. We have articles to be translated by experts. b. We have articles to be translated by you
Neither is particularly natural. I've given some better options for phrasing.
a. We have articles to be translated by experts.
We have articles that require an expert to translate them.
We have articles needing to be translated by experts.
We
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