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serious to poor

0The 35W bridge was rated in "serious to poor" condition for 17 consecutive years by the National Bridge Inventory Standards 02br
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001. What's the meaning of serious to poor, seriously poor?02br
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002. Is 17 consecutive years a formal way of saying "17 straight years" or "17 years in a row"?02br
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00Thanks in advance!0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00The 35W bridge was rated in "serious to poor" condition for 17 consecutive years by the National Bridge Inventory Standards 02font 02br 02br 01font 001. 02b 02br 02br 01font 002. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00The 35W bridge was rated in "serious to poor" condition for 17 consecutive years by the National Bridge Inventory Standards 02font 02br 02br 01font 001.
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  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00The 35W bridge was rated in "serious to poor" condition for 17 consecutive years by the National Bridge Inventory Standards 02font02br
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01font001. What's the meaning of serious to poor, seriously poor?02font00 Let's assume that bridge condition is rated
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0Is it true that an in-between rating is always worded in ascending order of quality?02br
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00Thanks, Clive!0-
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0Hi,02br
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00There are really no rules about that. However, I think that I would write it as 'poor to serious', if using the scale that I gave as an example. Or eg 'good to excellent'.02br
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00Clive0-
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0Average to poor Or poor to average?02br
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00Average to good or good to average?02br
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00What would be your preferences?02br
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00Thanks! Trying to see if there's a pattern at all. I'm sure native speakers don't say well to medium steak right?0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Average to poor Or poor to average?02font00 Probably 'average to poor'. Or just '(a little) below average'.02br
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01font00Average to good or good to average? 02font00Probably 'average to good'. Or just '(a little) above average'.02br
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0 Average to poor/good to average - decreasing in value02br
00poor to average/average to good- increasing in value0-
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0What are you suggesting, Optilang? Are you saying they are different?0-
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0 The state of the bridge is average to poor02br
00The state of the bridge is poor to average02br
00The first sentence conveys to me that the starting point is average moving towards poor. The state of the bridge is deteriorating.02br
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00The second sentence conveys that the starting point is poor, but things are improving (maybe as a result of some
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0I don't sense any sort of "movement" in the status - it's just how people express the idea of "something in between."02br
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00There will be 50-60 people there doesn't mean we'll start with 50 and more will show up. It means somewhere between 50 and 60 people are expected to attend.02br
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00I'm feeling fair to middling, myself.0-
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