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Pamela81 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Eearthed socket
Dear teachers,
I hope someone among you knows what a earthed socket is.
Please can you check my explanation which I should give to my customer:
"The earthed socket is important to ensure the security of the stand against the electricity"??
Please can someone give me a better option to explain this?
Thanks
Pamela
I hope someone among you knows what a earthed socket is.
Please can you check my explanation which I should give to my customer:
"The earthed socket is important to ensure the security of the stand against the electricity"??
Please can someone give me a better option to explain this?
Thanks
Pamela
Top answer
Hi, I don't think people need a detailed explanation for this. Everybody understands about earthing, don't they?. I'd just say eg For safety reasons, the stand needs an earthed socket.
- Hi, I don't think people need a detailed explanation for this.
- Everybody understands about earthing, don't they?.
- I'd just say eg For safety reasons, the stand needs an earthed socket.
- eg The stand needs an earthed socket.
- eg The stand needs a 3-pin socket.
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Hi,
I don't think people need a detailed explanation for this. Everybody understands about earthing, don't they?.
I'd just say
eg For safety reasons, the stand needs an earthed socket.
eg The stand needs
I don't think people need a detailed explanation for this. Everybody understands about earthing, don't they?.
I'd just say
eg For safety reasons, the stand needs an earthed socket.
eg The stand needs
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Dear Clive,
thanks. I need to explain this because some of my customers don´t know what earthing socket is.
Could you please advise the bes way to explain this|?
Thank you
Pamela
thanks. I need to explain this because some of my customers don´t know what earthing socket is.
Could you please advise the bes way to explain this|?
Thank you
Pamela
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Hi,
Do you want to explain how it works?
ie how it conducts electricity safely to the earth?
Clive
Do you want to explain how it works?
ie how it conducts electricity safely to the earth?
Clive
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In the U.S. we call it a "grounded socket." When I saw "earthed socket" it took me a minute to figure out what it meant! Do you also talk about someone being "firmly earthed emotionally"?
Anyway, "grounding" (or, apparently, "earthing") refers to a way of making an electrical circuit safer by connecting it to the ground, or earth.
Anyway, "grounding" (or, apparently, "earthing") refers to a way of making an electrical circuit safer by connecting it to the ground, or earth.
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khoffIn the U.S. we call it a "grounded socket." When I saw "earthed socket" it took me a minute to figure out what it meant!I had the same reaction! I've never heard of anything being "earthed". Must be a British/Canadian thing.
CJ
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Dear all,
thank you for all your replies.
When I usually order this kind of socket in Germany, they call it "earthed" don´t know why....
Knoff suggested as follows : "the earthed socket makes the electrical circuit safer by connecting it to the ground, or earth." which I think it is of help.
Anyway.... if I explain this way " The earthed \ grounded socket is necessary to
thank you for all your replies.
When I usually order this kind of socket in Germany, they call it "earthed" don´t know why....
Knoff suggested as follows : "the earthed socket makes the electrical circuit safer by connecting it to the ground, or earth." which I think it is of help.
Anyway.... if I explain this way " The earthed \ grounded socket is necessary to
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Pamela81The earthed \ grounded socket is necessary to ensure the safety of the stand against electricity" is it totally wrong?No, it's not totally wrong. Just the last part is a little awkward. "the safety ... against electricity" is not the way we would say it in English. We don't say "safety ... against", but we do say "protection against". This is more
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