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Exodejavu Posted 17 years ago
Letter Writing

Poll writing...

Considering a poll context.

For a 150ml-bottle of cranberry juice, under what price will you not consider buying with respect to its quality?
For a 150ml-bottle of cranberry juice, under what price will you not consider buying concerning its quality?

Which is proper?
Or any suggesting version?
  

Top answer

I"m not sure of your intention. " "Concerning" implies "worry" to some people. Sometimes you want poll questions to be understood by everyone.

  • I"m not sure of your intention.
  • " "Concerning" implies "worry" to some people.
  • Sometimes you want poll questions to be understood by everyone.
  • Sometimes you want them to be mis understood by everyone.
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I"m not sure of your intention. Do you mean, "How low would the price have to be to make you buy it regardless of how crappy it is?"

Between the two, I prefer, "with respect to." "Concerning" implies "worry" to some people. Sometimes you want poll questions to be understood by everyone. Sometimes you want them to be misunderstood by everyone.

(How 'bout a questi
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AvangiI"m not sure of your intention. Do you mean, "How low would the price have to be to make you buy it regardless of how crappy it is?"
No. The answers to the question are used to conclude that the low price of that bottle of juice would make you think that it is not of a good quality, like an adulterated one.

How should I put the question in
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One more question. Are we talking about a trusted brand or a brand X??
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AvangiOne more question. Are we talking about a trusted brand or a brand X??

No offense, but would that differ in writing the question?
And to be honest, the person who wants the translation did not say of the name of the brand...
The company which sells the juice might be a domestic one...though it might also be a branch of a foreign compa
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Hi,
No offence, but the questions in your original post are terrible. They are virtually incomprehensible.

They are also not precise. I could answer that I would not buy a bottle of this
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The client is always right! But as a consumer, I have a suspicious nature. A company which has no reputation to protect may stoop to unspeakable lows. But if there's an inordinately low price on a (non-perishable) name brand product, the retailer is simply overstocked.

I just read Clive's recommendation. I believe it asks what you want to ask. I can't think of anything better.
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VERY MUCH OBLIGED, Avangi and Clive!

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