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Tinanam0102 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

The word "tranche"

Hi teachers,

Would you please correct the following sentences for me while you give answers to the questions?

1. If a shipment of 30 pieces is meant to be sent out partially to a customer, bit by bit. Would "tranche" fit in this kind of content?

2. I have just finished the piece count. There were 120 pieces. I will send them to you in tranches. (Would tranches the plural correct? Thank you.)

Regards,

Tinanam
  

Top answer

I think "batch" would be a better word here. "I have just finished the piece count. There were 120 pieces.

— Mr Wordy

  • I think "batch" would be a better word here.
  • "I have just finished the piece count.
  • There were 120 pieces.
  • "
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I think "batch" would be a better word here.

"I have just finished the piece count. There were 120 pieces. I will send them to you in batches."
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Hi Mr. Wordy,

Would "bit by bit" also fit in this content?

Thank you.

Regards,

Tinanam
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tinanam0102Would "bit by bit" also fit in this content?

Sorry, I didn't realise that was part of the question.

It doesn't seem a good choice here. "bit by bit" is usually used for finely divisible things (for example, "add the flour to the mixture bit by bit", "bit by bit, I began to gain on him") rather than discrete items. It's also rather info
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Hi Mr. Wordy,

Thank you for your clear explanation. I just realized I had forgotten to ask if "tranche" has a plural form. I looked up dictionaries, but some didn't show if it really has a plural form, and MSN showed it has one. My LongXXX and Oxfxxx dictionaries do not have this entries.

Thank you very much

TN
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Yes, "tranche" is a countable noun and forms a regular plural, "tranches". Dictionaries don't usually show regular plurals. The reader is assumed to know how to form them.
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Hi Mr. Wordy,

Thank you.

Tinanam
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