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Englishsz Posted 19 years ago
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staging

1font00The cost of the initial three homes being 02font01font00created for the demonstration 02font01font00in China, Orlando, Florida and Mississippi and the cost of 02font01font00staging02font01font00 the China 02font00home erection will be the responsibility of Party A. 02br
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0 you mean the creation and the staging costs? No.02br
00By the way, the participle phrase (being created) -- we had a debate the other day over it -- is progressive in form but refers to a completed action.0-
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0 Hi Englishsz,02br
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00The two things are different. There is the 01font01b00TOTAL COST02b02font00 of the three homes in China, Florida, and Mississippi, and there's the 01b01font00COST OF STAGING 02font02b00the one home in China.02br
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0 01font00What's the difference between creation costs and staging costs anyway?02font02br
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0 01font00Hi Englishsz,02br
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00Here in the U.S. (and elsewhere), when you "stage a home," you make it presentable to a potential buyer by placing nice furniture, rugs, curtains, etc. in the house. Thus, the cost of staging a home is the cost of renting furniture/rugs/curtains/etc. + the cost of labor to install (and then remove) the items.
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1font00Hi Englishsz,02font02br
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00Here is my two cents:02br
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00There are 4 cities but only 3 initial homes built as models to be shown. The statement was not clear and created disagreement. 02br
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00A [demo] is equivalent to a [model] or [sample display]. 01font0
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0Thanks you so much, Jim!02br
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00So, if I have understood it correctly. The total costs of the three homes in China and the U.S. do include staging costs. And the home to be staged by Party A in China is another home besides the three homes aforementioned . Am I right?0-
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0 01i00Party A is responsible for the cost of the initial three homes created for the demonstration in China; Orlando, Florida; and Mississippi as well as the cost of staging the home in China.02i02br
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  • 00The home in China that is being "staged" IS INCLUDED as one of th
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0When we write something complicated which requires the readers to understand it the way the we intended, the passage must be so very clear.00 00I certainly felt question marks whirling around my head from reading the original thread for I didn’t quite know what to make of it.00 00I think partly the problem came from terms and phrases that are not commonly used in the U.S. and pa
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