saucepan and hotplate stove

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Is a stove a hotplate?Can you correct the grammar?I rinse the saucepan even if it is clean to get the dust that's settled.Don't ever leave the saucepan on the hotplate without nothing in it.

KrisBlueNZ · Accepted Answer

The definitions of stove and hotplate are not the same, but they are closely related.
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> I rinse the saucepan even if it is clean to ~~get~~ remove ~~the~~ any dust that's settled [inside it].

The first four words aren't quite right either. Simply saying "I rinse the saucepan" is too simplistic. The simplest you can get away with would be "I rinse a saucepan even ..."but I would say something like "I rinse saucepans [before using them], even if they are clean, to remove ...", or "I would always rinse a saucepan [before using it], even if it is clean, to remove ...", or "I prefer to rinse a saucepan before using it, even if it is clean, to remove ...". That's probably the best option.

I've added commas in all of those sentences to create pauses so that the individual parts of the sentence are delineated, and the overall sentence is easier to parse.

> Don't ever leave the saucepan on the hotplate ~~without~~ with nothing in it.

"Without nothing in it" is called a double negative. You can either say "with nothing in it" or "without anything in it". But you can simplify the whole sentence to "Never leave an empty saucepan on a hotplate".

You have also used the "definite article" the twice in your first sentence, and twice in your second sentence. You should use an indefinite article - say a saucepan, any dust, and a hotplate - if you are giving general advice. You would only use the (or that) if you are referring to a specific saucepan, specific dust, and a specific hotplate.

Anonymous · Answer

Hi What are the correct words?
Each hotplate has a dial/****/switch.
Which switch do you think that hotplate/stove is connected/linked to? Thanks alot

Mister Micawber · Answer

AnonymousEach hotplate has a dial/****/switch.

It depends on the make and model.

Which switch do you think that hotplate/stove is connected to?

KrisBlueNZ · Answer

Some definitions.

Dial refers to the markings (numbers, symbols etc) on the hotplate that the pointer on the **** points to.
A **** is the part that you grip with your hand and turn.
A pointer is the part of a **** that points to numbers or symbols on the dial. It may be a little line on the front of the ****, or a triangular pointer on the skirt of the ****, or something else.
A switch is a control with definite positions, such as ON and OFF, or LOW, MEDIUM and HIGH. Hotplates are usually controlled with a thermostat or a "cycling thermostat", which doesn't have "hard" positions like that.
A control is a switch, a thermostat, or any kind of device that allows you to control or adjust something.
A rotary control is a control that you rotate, i.e. turn anticlockwise and clockwise, such as a thermostat.
A thermostat is an adjustable control that keeps a heater or cooler within the desired temperature range (as set by the user, normally using a **** on the thermostat) by turning the heater or cooler on and off according to its current temperature.
A hotplate is an individual heating element that you can use to heat one saucepan, frypan etc.
A stove is one or more hotplates on one surface.
A range is a stove and an oven together.

So usually, each hotplate has a control ****, and I would ask "Which control or **** do you think that hotplate is connected to or controlled by ?"

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