0Would it be possible for anyone here to tell me that 01b00an air conditioner with how much BTU should be used for the one bedroom02b00 01b00apartment?02b02br 02br 00Can you understand the above line? In particular, is the bold part a normal expression? If not, then how to rephrase it? Thanks.02br 02br 00Note: BTU is the Cooling Capacity of an air conditioner, namely he amount of heat that can be removed per hour, measured in BTUs (British Thermal Units). 0-
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02b 02font 02br 02br 00No, don't say it that way. 02b 02br 02br 01b 00Best wishes, Clive02b 0-
— Clive
02b 02font 02br 02br 00No, don't say it that way.
02b 02br 02br 01b 00Best wishes, Clive02b 0-
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font00Would it be possible for anyone here to tell me that 01b00an air conditioner with how much BTU should be used for the one bedroom02b00 01b00apartment?02b02font02br 02br 00No, don't say it that way. Trying to retain your words as much as possible, I suggest
0Thanks a lot, Clive. 02br 02br 00BTW, 02br 02br 001) what did you mean by retain your words as much as possible? 02br 02br 002) I always find that I get confused by when to use how much and when to use what. In our example, could you tell me why you used what BTU instead of how much BTU?02br 02br 00Best wishes, Osee
0Hi,02br 02br 01font01i00Would it be possible for anyone here to tell me that 01b00an air conditioner with how much BTU should be used for the one bedroom02b00 01b00apartment?02b02i02font02br 02br 01i00No, don't say it that way. Trying to retain your words
0 May I add to Clive's reply:the sentence is primarily asking about BTUs and the capacity of the air conditioner as measured in BTUs that would be sufficient to cool one bedroom. That's why the order of air conditioner, and BTUs, in the sentence was changed by Clive even though he tried to retain as much of your words and sentence structure as possible. Similar ways to say (formally) or wite it