Materials continuing to make history ... ?!?

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Hello ...we need opinions from some english speaking people.we must translate our slogan ( we're italian )into english, but we're not sure about it.our slogan is "Materiali che fanno storia", that is, literally, "materials that make history".We're speaking about marbles. We're referringto their very long history ( from the Aztech, Rome, to nowadays ! ), and we must communicate thatthese materials still keep "to make history" today and that they will continue in future too.so, we tought about"Materials continuing to make history".is it understandable ? will the people get it ?is it "correct" ?Thank you very much for your contribute,we'd appreciate comments, alternatives, etc.Lyn.

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In English you would say marble as plural as well. Marbles are children's glass ***** used as toys.
Materials continuing to make history is correct English, except that it sounds wrong to an English speaker as a slogan.
An English speaker would say something like...
Marble, the stuff of history.
or
The Material of history.
I would choose the first

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[nq:1]we must translate our slogan ( we're italian ) into english, but we're not sure about it. our slogan is ... we must communicate that these materials still keep "to make history" today and that they will continue in future too.[/nq]
Apart from the fact that the Aztecs were very much later than the Classical Romans (and did they use marble?). By the way, "marble" is the stone, "marbles" are little glass ***** that children play with.
[nq:1]so, we tought about "Materials continuing to make history".[/nq]
It's not very snappy. "The Material of History", or "The Stuff of History" perhaps. Don't know how that would go down in a US context though. "Enduring History". "History Set in Stone"..

Paul Burke

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[nq:1]Hello ... we need opinions from some english speaking people. we must translate our slogan ( we're italian ) into english, but we're not sure about it. our slogan is "Materiali che fanno storia", that is, literally, "materials that make history".[/nq]
Marble. The bedrock of history.

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[nq:1]Hello ... we need opinions from some english speaking people. we must translate our slogan ( we're italian ) into ... we must communicate that these materials still keep "to make history" today and that they will continue in future too.[/nq]
If you are talking about the stuff that statues are made from, then it is "marble", in the singular. If you were talking about a collection of statues made from marble, then they would be "marbles" in the plural (as in the "Elgin marbles" now in the British Museum).

So I think you want "material" in the singular, and the correct translation would be "Material that made history". But it really needs an article ("A" or "The") in front of it in order to sound right.

If you want to use the word "material" even if you are talking about a collection of marble statues, then I think you would still need it in the singular. You would only use the plural "materials" if you were talking about several different materials, e.g. "marble", "granite" and "limestone".

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[nq:1]If you are talking about the stuff that statues are made from, then it is "marble", in the singular. If ... from marble, then they would be "marbles" in the plural (as in the "Elgin marbles" now in the British Museum).[/nq]
Marble(s) has(ve) two meanings in English. The stone and things made from it. Also small glass ***** of various sizes which small boys use in various games, flicking the marble out of the hand to strike another marble. Beware of any wording which may confuse the two.
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At 11:58:26 on Tue, 9 May 2006, Charles Lindsey (Email Removed) wrote in (Email Removed):
[nq:1]If you are talking about the stuff that statues are made from, then it is "marble", in the singular. If ... from marble, then they would be "marbles" in the plural (as in the "Elgin marbles" now in the British Museum).[/nq]
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