Placement or Positioning??

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Hi,please read the following situation and help with the translation.Situation: we will build the stand for customer "A", he wants us to provide for the transport and the positioning (placement) ? of their biggest and heaviest exhibit into the stand."Dear "A",we can not provide for the transport and positioning (placement)? of the exhibit into the stand because we do not have the special equipment (??) necessary to raise such heavy items. Please consider the possibility to make a request to the Fair for this service".Thank you for checking!!Pamela

Pamela81 · Accepted Answer

Please....can somone have a look?

Thanks!

Avangi · Answer

I'd probably say, "We are to build the stand etc." (That is, you're already committed to this part. You're not saying, "Yes, we will do it.")

New sentence: "He also wants us to provide for the transport and positioning of their biggest and heaviest exhibit." (I think "on the stand" may be assumed.)

(capital letter) We cannot (one word) provide for the transport or the placement of the exhibit on the stand, because we do not have the special equipment necessary to raise/lift such heavy items.

Please consider requesting that the Fair arrange for this service.

Re "placement" vs "positioning," both would work, but "positioning" usually refers to exactly locating, or moving a thing into position.

I believe especially where lifting is concerned, "placement" is the better choice.

If you carry a package into a room and put it on the table, you'd be more likely to say "I placed it on the table." Someone else may follow you and decide to position the package a little more toward the center of the table.

Pamela81 · Answer

Hi Avangi,

thank you so much for your useful comments. I have some doubts so here there are:

1. why are you using "on the stand"? If you use "on" I imagine that this exhibit will lay on the roof of the stand. This exhibit will be placed on the floor, inside the stand. I´d rather say : "in the stand" what do you think?? Maybe I am wrong, therefore I am asking you to think about that once again :-)

2. is wrong "we can not" ? why?

3. is after "to consider" necessary the "ING" form?

4. If I carry a package into a room and put it on the table I would say : "I put it on the table" is it wrong the verb "to put" in this case?

Thank you so much for your help!!

Best regards

Pamela

Avangi · Answer

In my experience, a stand is always elevated from the ground or the floor - like a stage.

We have special words like "the grandstand" and "the bandstand." The grandstand is for spectators, of course, while the bandstand is for performers. But both are typically elevated. The bandstand is like a stage and the grandstand is like an ampitheater, the seats being tiered.

Well, I guess you're right, come to think of it. A lemonade stand and a hotdog stand would not be elevated. Sorry about that. At a fair, the vendors stands and the exhibitor's stands would probably not be elevated.

When you described the special equipment required to lift/raise the exhibit, I jumped to conclusions.

Under the circumstances, I'd probably say "the placement of their biggest and heaviest exhibit within the stand."

I'm quite sure that "can not" as two words is considered incorrect, but I'm not prepared to say why.

Re "Please consider requesting X," yes, the verb "to consider" takes the gerund (-ing) as a direct object.

Have you considered asking permission? .

Pamela814. If I carry a package into a room and put it on the table I would say : "I put it on the table" is it wrong the verb "to put" in this case?

In which case?? In the case of my example about the table, "put" is fine.

In the case of lifting a huge heavy object with a crane, "put" seems a little weak.

If it's only a forklift, maybe you could use "put."

Please bring the forklift and put/move this thing over there.

Pamela81 · Answer

Dear Avangi,

your help is so much appreciated !

Btw I will be waiting for someone who tells me why " I can not" is wrong.

Thanks!!

Pamela

Regards · Answer

Pamela81...why "I can not" is wrong.

Hi,

Actually, the form can not is not wrong. This form is acceptable nowadays, although most people

still prefer to stick with the regular form. Having said that, I only use either cannot or can't.

Regards

Pamela81 · Answer

Thank you so much!!!

It is clear now :-)

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