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Stepan Stepanovici Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
elegant phrasing: noun vs. gerund phrases
Hi,
This is the resume bullet (describing the activities performed in a laboratory) I am working on:
laboratory for performing mechanical tests, including the measurement of the noise level of exterior equipment
The idea is that, among other mechanical tests, the laboratory deals with this measurement of the noise level.
My question is which one is more elegant: the noun phrase (including the measurement of the noise level of exterior equipment) or the gerund phrase (including measuring the noise level of exterior equipment) ?
And I guess the question can be generalized for other instances too.
Many thanks in advance!
This is the resume bullet (describing the activities performed in a laboratory) I am working on:
laboratory for performing mechanical tests, including the measurement of the noise level of exterior equipment
The idea is that, among other mechanical tests, the laboratory deals with this measurement of the noise level.
My question is which one is more elegant: the noun phrase (including the measurement of the noise level of exterior equipment) or the gerund phrase (including measuring the noise level of exterior equipment) ?
And I guess the question can be generalized for other instances too.
Many thanks in advance!
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Hi, Welcome to the Forum. This is the resume bullet (describing the activities performed in a laboratory) I am working on: laboratory for performing mechanical tests, including the measurement of the noise level of exterior equipment The idea is that, among other mechanical tests, the laboratory deals with this measurement of the noise level. My question is which one is more elegant: the noun phrase (including the measurement of the noise level of exterior equipment) or the gerund phrase (including measuring the noise level of exterior equipment) ?
- Hi, Welcome to the Forum.
- This is the resume bullet (describing the activities performed in a laboratory) I am working on: laboratory for performing mechanical tests, including the measurement of the noise level of exterior equipment The idea is that, among other mechanical tests, the laboratory deals with this measurement of the noise level.
- My question is which one is more elegant: the noun phrase (including the measurement of the noise level of exterior equipment) or the gerund phrase (including measuring the noise level of exterior equipment) ?
- As I'm sure you know, such matters of style are matters of subjective judgement.
- I prefer the former, but in bullet form I'd try to compress the point more, eg including noise level measurement of exterior equipment Best wishes, Clive .
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Hi,
Welcome to the Forum.
This is the resume bullet (describing the activities performed in a laboratory) I am working on:
laboratory for performing mechanical tests, including the measurement of the noise level of exterior equipment
The idea is that, among other mechanical te
Welcome to the Forum.
This is the resume bullet (describing the activities performed in a laboratory) I am working on:
laboratory for performing mechanical tests, including the measurement of the noise level of exterior equipment
The idea is that, among other mechanical te
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