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Johner Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
"Download complete"
Hi,
Download complete.
I see this sentence all the time. But it seems to me there're a few things wrong with it. I'd say "The download was completed". So firstly it has to be passive, secondly it has to be past or possibly present perfect and finally since we know which download there has to be "the". Are my thoughts correct? If so, how could you explain this huge exception? Any similar examples will be welcome.
Thank you...
Download complete.
I see this sentence all the time. But it seems to me there're a few things wrong with it. I'd say "The download was completed". So firstly it has to be passive, secondly it has to be past or possibly present perfect and finally since we know which download there has to be "the". Are my thoughts correct? If so, how could you explain this huge exception? Any similar examples will be welcome.
Thank you...
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Hi, It's not intended to be a complete and grammatical sentence. It's a very brief message, trying to convey the meaning with as few words as possible. Almost anything can be said in such a way.
- Hi, It's not intended to be a complete and grammatical sentence.
- It's a very brief message, trying to convey the meaning with as few words as possible.
- Almost anything can be said in such a way.
- It's very similar to newspaper headlines.
- eg Government defeated.
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Hi,
It's not intended to be a complete and grammatical sentence. It's a very brief message, trying to convey the meaning with as few words as possible. Almost anything can be said in such a way. It's very similar to newspaper headlines.
eg Government defeated.
It's not intended to be a complete and grammatical sentence. It's a very brief message, trying to convey the meaning with as few words as possible. Almost anything can be said in such a way. It's very similar to newspaper headlines.
eg Government defeated.
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johnerAny similar examples will be welcome.For the sake of brevity, especially in communicating to a computer user, you can leave out the, a/an, and forms of be (is, are, was, were) and auxiliary have in technological environments.
The download is complete. Download complete.
The message was recei
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The complete ([
]) version would be:The download is complete. Complete is an adjective in the sentence. It is co
]) version would be:The download is complete. Complete is an adjective in the sentence. It is co00
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Hi,
I understand the main idea. Thanks a lot to all three of you individually.
I understand the main idea. Thanks a lot to all three of you individually.
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