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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Make an order

Hello,

I thought that you couldn't say "make an order" in English but the fllowing sentence has left me baffled.Is "make an order" right or wrong?

If you help me work out whether we need to make another order at the moment, I will some time tomorrow helping you with your statistics

Thank you in advance
Andi
  

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One usually doesn't say that, but it may depend on the context.. eg Is order used here to mean 'a command'? eg Or are they organizing data into some sort of 'order' or sequence?

— Clive

  • One usually doesn't say that, but it may depend on the context..
  • eg Is order used here to mean 'a command'?
  • eg Or are they organizing data into some sort of 'order' or sequence?
  • >>> I will sometime tomorrow help you <<<< Clive
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One usually doesn't say that, but it may depend on the context..

eg Is order used here to mean 'a command'?
eg Or are they organizing data into some sort of 'order' or sequence?

>>> I will sometime tomorrow help you <<&
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Orally, we give orders. This sounds to me like a written form...that might be the difference.
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Thank you for you quick responses.

I omitted the word "spend" when writing the sentence. It should read "If you help me work out whether we need to make another order at the moment, I will spend some time tomorrow helping you with your statistics"

The sentence comes from Grammar and Vocabulary for CAE and CPE (2000 edition by Side&Wellman) and unfortunately there is no additional
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Could it mean "make what the order states"? E.g. The speaker has received an order for a product and now has to produce it. Does my explanation seem plausible?

Andi
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AnonymousIf you help me work out whether we need to make another order at the moment, I will some time tomorrow helping you with your statistics
Perhaps he meant to say "place." It means to "submit," For example, the first order might have gotten lost, or accidentally deleted.

If you help me work out whether we need to place another order
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AlpheccaStarsPerhaps he meant to say "place." It means to "submit," For example, the first order might have gotten lost, or accidentally deleted.
The sentence was written by a native speaker. As previously mentioned, it comes from a coursebook so I assume it's correct. Do you think otherwise?
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