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Jenthecute Posted 20 years ago
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could you improve this sentence, please?
0 I saw this sentence in a manual book and it didn't seem like an appropriate one. 02 br
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00 Could you take a look at the sentence? 02 br
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00 " 01 b 00 When you close the phone, the keypad lock feature locks the exposed keys so that nothing will happen if the keys are accidentally pressed 02 b 00 ." 02 br
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00 I cannot pinpoint why, but it doesn't sound right. Could you please, improve this sentence for me? 02 br
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00 How about " 01 b 00 When you close the phone, the exposed keys are locked so that pressing the keys does not affect the operation 02 b 00 ." 02 br
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01 b 00 "When you cloe the phone, exposed keys are locked to prevent accidental presses from affecting phone operations." 02 b 02 br
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00 You can disregard my sentences. 05 0 010id 1
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00 Could you take a look at the sentence? 02 br
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00 " 01 b 00 When you close the phone, the keypad lock feature locks the exposed keys so that nothing will happen if the keys are accidentally pressed 02 b 00 ." 02 br
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00 I cannot pinpoint why, but it doesn't sound right. Could you please, improve this sentence for me? 02 br
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00 How about " 01 b 00 When you close the phone, the exposed keys are locked so that pressing the keys does not affect the operation 02 b 00 ." 02 br
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00 or 02 br
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01 b 00 "When you cloe the phone, exposed keys are locked to prevent accidental presses from affecting phone operations." 02 b 02 br
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00 You can disregard my sentences. 05 0 010id 1
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0 Hello JTC 02 br 02 br 00 I have to admit, the original sounds ok to me. ) 02 br 02 br 00 MrP 0-
- 0 Hello JTC 02 br 02 br 00 I have to admit, the original sounds ok to me.
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0 Hello JTC 02 br
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00 I have to admit, the original sounds ok to me. (Though I suppose we would have to see a picture of the phone, to be certain.) 02 br
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00 I have to admit, the original sounds ok to me. (Though I suppose we would have to see a picture of the phone, to be certain.) 02 br
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0 oh, I didn't mean it was grammatically wrong. 02 br
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00 I didn't like that "nothing will happen" part. 02 br
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00 Does that sound part appropriate in the 'manual'? 0-
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00 I didn't like that "nothing will happen" part. 02 br
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00 Does that sound part appropriate in the 'manual'? 0-
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0 Hello J 02 br
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00 Sometimes the writers of manuals deliberately use ordinary phrases – I think that's what the writer meant to do here. "Nothing will happen" is easy to understand; and I suppose it does describe what happens, if the keypad is pressed – nothing! 02 br
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00 Sometimes the writers of manuals deliberately use ordinary phrases – I think that's what the writer meant to do here. "Nothing will happen" is easy to understand; and I suppose it does describe what happens, if the keypad is pressed – nothing! 02 br
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