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Youssefdir Posted 12 years ago
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solution "to you" or "for you"?
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Are these equivalent? "Our team contemplates the optimum solution to you" and "Our team contemplates the optimum solution for you".
I feel both are ok but the second one lets the team be more like a servant while the first is more directive.
Are these equivalent? "Our team contemplates the optimum solution to you" and "Our team contemplates the optimum solution for you".
I feel both are ok but the second one lets the team be more like a servant while the first is more directive.
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The first is wrong: you cannot contemplate something "to" someone. The second one is possible, meaning that your contemplation is on behalf of, or for the benefit of, someone else. However, I suspect that "contemplate" is the wrong word.
- The first is wrong: you cannot contemplate something "to" someone.
- The second one is possible, meaning that your contemplation is on behalf of, or for the benefit of, someone else.
- However, I suspect that "contemplate" is the wrong word.
- What sort of team is this, and what sort of solution are they "contemplating"?
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The first is wrong: you cannot contemplate something "to" someone. The second one is possible, meaning that your contemplation is on behalf of, or for the benefit of, someone else. However, I suspect that "contemplate" is the wrong word. What sort of team is this, and what sort of solution are they "contemplating"?
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This is an advertisement. An electrical installation company will be serving a customer. The customer has requirements and the company will provide a solution. The company is small so there is a team.
There are many solutions to cover the customer needs, so the research team will think thoroughly of an optimum one.
There are many solutions to cover the customer needs, so the research team will think thoroughly of an optimum one.
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youssefdirThe company is small so there is a team.There are many solutions to cover the customer needs, so the research team will think thoroughly of an optimum one."contemplate" has the wrong connotations for this situation. Perhaps one of these would be suitable:
Our team will design the optimum solution for you.
Our team will develop
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The first answer is correct, you would not use "to", "for" is the word you're looking for. As well, "contemplates" is not the correct word (although it could be correct if your team sits around contemplating abstracts all day, but perhaps not the best business model). A better word would be "determines".
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