Purchase...for production??

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Hi:I  have a simple question, as follows. Please help to proofread. Thanks very much!Sentence requires proofreading:I rebought S-751 for production and will ship the products on August 20.(S-751 is a kind of raw material, in which the previous batch was defective)Two points I want to make sure:1. the word "rebought" is correct? ---I think "I rebought S-751" is better than "I bought S-751 again "2.buy S-751 for production--I think it is equivalent to "buy S-751 to produce". But is it better than the latter one in the above context. Thanks again!Xin

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

I have a simple question, as follows. Please help to proofread. Thanks very much!

Sentence requires proofreading:

I rebought S-751 for production and will ship the products on August 20.

(S-751 is a kind of raw material, in which the previous batch was defective)

Two points I want to make sure:

1. the word "rebought" is correct? ---I think "I rebought S-751" is better than "I bought S-751 again "

Of these two choices, I prefer 'bought again'. It makes it clearer that there were two purchases.

But more natural is 'I bought more S-751'.

'Re-bought' sounds a bit like, for example, the first purchase order got lost in the mail and so the action of buying had to be done again.

Finally, 'bought again' implies 'paid again'. Would you really pay again if he first batch was defective?

2.buy S-751 for production--I think it is equivalent to "buy S-751 to produce". But is it better than the latter one in the above context. The latter one is not idiomatic.

In addition, it is not good style to repeat similar words, eg production / product.

I suggest,

eg I bought more S-751 and will ship the products on August 20.

eg I bought more S-751 for production and will ship the items on August 20.

Clive

Yanx · Answer

I understand!

Thanks again!!!

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