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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Incident vs. Incidence
Dear All,
Please help me by indicating which is better in the given context:
Containers of samples may slip and break while handling, resulting in injury and also expose the individual to chemicals that are being handled. Therefore, take proper care while handling containers to avoid such an incident.
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Containers of samples may slip and break while handling, resulting in injury and also expose the individual to chemicals that are being handled. Therefore, take proper care while handling containers to avoid such incidence.
Thanks in advance.
Please help me by indicating which is better in the given context:
Containers of samples may slip and break while handling, resulting in injury and also expose the individual to chemicals that are being handled. Therefore, take proper care while handling containers to avoid such an incident.
Vs.
Containers of samples may slip and break while handling, resulting in injury and also expose the individual to chemicals that are being handled. Therefore, take proper care while handling containers to avoid such incidence.
Thanks in advance.
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Both of these are fine (but you don't have to use 'handle' 3 times in 2 sentences): Containers of samples may slip and break while handling, resulting in injury and exposing the individual to chemicals. Therefore, take proper care while handling containers to avoid such an incident. Containers of samples may slip and break while handling, resulting in injury and and exposing the individual to chemicals.
- Both of these are fine (but you don't have to use 'handle' 3 times in 2 sentences): Containers of samples may slip and break while handling, resulting in injury and exposing the individual to chemicals.
- Therefore, take proper care while handling containers to avoid such an incident.
- Containers of samples may slip and break while handling, resulting in injury and and exposing the individual to chemicals.
- Therefore, take proper care while handling containers to avoid such incidents.
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Both of these are fine (but you don't have to use 'handle' 3 times in 2 sentences):
Containers of samples may slip and break while handling, resulting in injury and exposing the individual to chemicals. Therefore, take proper care while handling containers to avoid such an incident.
Containers of samples may slip and break while handling, resulting in injury
Containers of samples may slip and break while handling, resulting in injury and exposing the individual to chemicals. Therefore, take proper care while handling containers to avoid such an incident.
Containers of samples may slip and break while handling, resulting in injury
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In this context, an 'incident' (plural: 'incidents') is simply a given thing which happens. 'Incident' and its plural are correct, respectively, in the sentences above.
On the other hand, the noun 'incidence' (plural: 'incidences') has several meanings, most of which are technical and rarely used.
'Incidence' indicates a proportion of some measurable thing or occurrence in relati
On the other hand, the noun 'incidence' (plural: 'incidences') has several meanings, most of which are technical and rarely used.
'Incidence' indicates a proportion of some measurable thing or occurrence in relati
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