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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Method or way
"I know ways to operate the machine"
Can I say "I know methods to operate the machine" for the same meaning? So my question is whether 'method' can be interchangeable with 'way' here or in other contexts? Thank you so much as usual in advance.
Can I say "I know methods to operate the machine" for the same meaning? So my question is whether 'method' can be interchangeable with 'way' here or in other contexts? Thank you so much as usual in advance.
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The substitution generally works, but the sentence is not natural. I know several [different] ways/methods to operate this machine. Additionally, we normally use the infinitive with "ways" and the gerund with "methods": There are different ways to do this.
- The substitution generally works, but the sentence is not natural.
- I know several [different] ways/methods to operate this machine.
- Additionally, we normally use the infinitive with "ways" and the gerund with "methods": There are different ways to do this.
- } But only : There are several different methods of doing this.
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The substitution generally works, but the sentence is not natural.
I know several [different] ways/methods to operate this machine.
Additionally, we normally use the infinitive with "ways" and the gerund with "methods":
There are different ways to do this.
(Also, There different ways of doing this.}
But only: There are s
I know several [different] ways/methods to operate this machine.
Additionally, we normally use the infinitive with "ways" and the gerund with "methods":
There are different ways to do this.
(Also, There different ways of doing this.}
But only: There are s
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