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Pamela81 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Can be something fitted?

Dear all,

if I say:

"We produced two fitted flowerpots" can it mean that these new pots have been produced according to the customer´s wish?

Is "fitted" synonym for "customised" ?

Thanks for your help

PAMELA
  

Top answer

Fitted would mean tailored/built to fit a particular size or shape. 'Custom-made' would be more appropriate. The other synonym is 'made-to-order'.

— Mentee

  • Fitted would mean tailored/built to fit a particular size or shape.
  • 'Custom-made' would be more appropriate.
  • The other synonym is 'made-to-order'.
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Fitted would mean tailored/built to fit a particular size or shape.

'Custom-made' would be more appropriate.
The other synonym is 'made-to-order'.
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Dear Mantee,

thank you so much. I think that in that specific case I will be needing both, now I get the difference.
Is "customised" wrong?
Thanks

PAMELA
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It depends on what kind of product, "made", "manufactured", " produced", "fabricated", or engineered" are terms used to mean roughly the same thing. But for flower pots, "fitted" or "customised" is not quite the right terminology in my opinion. For a formal context, I would say" We manufactured two flower pots per XYZ's specification". "Specification" already expresses the idea that the product is
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