stapler staple through

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1 Please staple through the top of the ticket, not through the middle.
I'm trying to say that the staple is at the top of the ticket not that the ticket is at the top of the page?

How would you naturally phrase ?
The stapler won't staple through more than 10 sheets of paper.

Thanks

Elanguest · Accepted Answer

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Anonymous · Answer

I've looked in dictionaries and I've only seen 'together' not 'through'.

Staple the sheets together.

Shouldn't it be
The stapler won't staple together more than 10 sheets of paper.

Is having 'stapler' and 'staple next to each other 'unnatural'?
The stapler won't staple through more than 10 sheets of paper.

What about :

The staple wouldn't go through 10 sheets.

Thanks

Elanguest · Answer

Here you are talking more about the staple going through a certain amount of papers than about the papers being stapled together. They are two different things.

Your concern is not about connecting the papers together, but about the fact that the staple cannot penetrate through more than 10 pieces. That's why you would usethough.

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