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Liveinjapan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Assign
You can assign a computer those works.
You can assign those works to a computer.
Are they correct and natural?
Do they carry exactly the same meaning?
Thanks.
You can assign those works to a computer.
Are they correct and natural?
Do they carry exactly the same meaning?
Thanks.
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No, thereare a few problems. Work isn't countable when used this way. You assign work to people, but not to computers.
- No, thereare a few problems.
- Work isn't countable when used this way.
- You assign work to people, but not to computers.
- (I suppose if you are in the IT department, you might assign work to computer A instead of computer B based on capacity, etc.
- ) You can have a computer do that work.
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No, thereare a few problems.
Work isn't countable when used this way.
You assign work to people, but not to computers. (I suppose if you are in the IT department, you might assign work to computer A instead of computer B based on capacity, etc. but that's not very likely.)
You can have a computer do that work.
Work isn't countable when used this way.
You assign work to people, but not to computers. (I suppose if you are in the IT department, you might assign work to computer A instead of computer B based on capacity, etc. but that's not very likely.)
You can have a computer do that work.
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Do you mean that work?
Both patterns are acceptable, but I'd change those works to that work.
CJ
Both patterns are acceptable, but I'd change those works to that work.
CJ
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Hi,
We don't use 'works' in the plural in a context like this. I suggest 'tasks'.
You can assign a computer those tasks.
You can assign those tasks to a computer.
Are they correct and natural? They are OK, although I usually hear people' assign a task to a person'.
I more often hear things like
A computer can handle those tasks.
We don't use 'works' in the plural in a context like this. I suggest 'tasks'.
You can assign a computer those tasks.
You can assign those tasks to a computer.
Are they correct and natural? They are OK, although I usually hear people' assign a task to a person'.
I more often hear things like
A computer can handle those tasks.
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Thanks so much, Barb, CJ, Clive.
Understand how to use 'assign' usually and alternatives to 'those works'.
I find 'leave' works!
Understand how to use 'assign' usually and alternatives to 'those works'.
I find 'leave' works!
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