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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

categorized by urgency

Is 'categorized' and 'urgency' the correct word to use in this context? How would you say this please?

At the ER, it isn't first come first serve, it is categorized by urgency.

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) The given sentence is understandable, but you would typically say instead, for example: In the ER, it's not first-come-first-served, they take you based on the urgency of your condition.

  • ) The given sentence is understandable, but you would typically say instead, for example: In the ER, it's not first-come-first-served, they take you based on the urgency of your condition.
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(The following is US usage.)

The given sentence is understandable, but you would typically say instead, for example:

In the ER, it's not first-come-first-served, they take you based on the urgency of your condition.

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