IF SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO BE REPAIRED...
Hi Everyone,
I'm learning English and writing a question here because I was not sure about this.
A machine needs to be repaired and the cause of the problem has just been confirmed.
I need to inform customer that the repair will soon begin but I think I wrote it wrong.
I told him, "That machine is about to be repaired"
I am curious if customer would think that, "Repair has started and will be finished", not "Repair will begin".
If I said, something is about to be repaired, how would native English speaker think?
Thanks in advance.
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anonymous If I said, something is about to be repaired, how would native English speaker think? " I see your problem. " However, that requires "repaired" to be an adjective, and that is not a natural use; we don't say "it is repaired" when we mean "It has been repaired".
- anonymous If I said, something is about to be repaired, how would native English speaker think?
- " I see your problem.
- " However, that requires "repaired" to be an adjective, and that is not a natural use; we don't say "it is repaired" when we mean "It has been repaired".
- " But I can't help mentioning that I would not want to hear "soon".
- I would want a date, or at least an approximate date and the reason you can't be more precise.
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anonymousIf I said, something is about to be repaired, how would native English speaker think?
"If I said that something was about to be repaired, how would a native speaker interpret that?"
I see your problem. Some native speakers might indeed think you meant "soon will be back in working order." However, that requires "repaired" to be an adjective,
0anonymousI told him, "That machine is about to be repaired"
It is on the schedule for repair. The job has not started, but will begin soon.
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