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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
This chair can be adjusted
This chair can be adjusted to meet your needs.
This chair can be adapted to meet your needs.
Does the second sentence sound right? If yes, what does it mean? Thanks.
This chair can be adapted to meet your needs.
Does the second sentence sound right? If yes, what does it mean? Thanks.
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Hi Angliholic In my opinion, the change(s) in an adapted chair (your second sentence) would probably be more fundamental and/or permanent.
- Hi Angliholic In my opinion, the change(s) in an adapted chair (your second sentence) would probably be more fundamental and/or permanent.
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Hi Angliholic
In my opinion, the change(s) in an adapted chair (your second sentence) would probably be more fundamental and/or permanent.
In my opinion, the change(s) in an adapted chair (your second sentence) would probably be more fundamental and/or permanent.
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YankeeHi AngliholicThanks, Yankee.
In my opinion, the change(s) in an adapted chair (your second sentence) would probably be more fundamental and/or permanent.
Do you mean they both sound right but mean a little bit differently?
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Hi Angliholic
Yes. In your second sentence, parts of a standard chair might be manufactured differently, for example, in order to accommodate a less common or more specialized need.
Things that might be adjusted on an office chair, for example, might be the height of the seat, the angle of the back, etc. These adjustments could be done and undone at will.
If you adapt
Yes. In your second sentence, parts of a standard chair might be manufactured differently, for example, in order to accommodate a less common or more specialized need.
Things that might be adjusted on an office chair, for example, might be the height of the seat, the angle of the back, etc. These adjustments could be done and undone at will.
If you adapt
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Thanks, Yankee.
I adore your takes because they are ssenible, reasonable, comprehensive, and comprehensible.
I adore your takes because they are ssenible, reasonable, comprehensive, and comprehensible.
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When you say that the chair can be adjusted, it is you who are going to adjust the chair. Probably you will move up or down one or more levers.
When you say that the chair can be adapted, some external entity will adapt the chair by carrying out structural modifications. This external entity can be a carpenter or the manufacturer.
When you say that the chair can be adapted, some external entity will adapt the chair by carrying out structural modifications. This external entity can be a carpenter or the manufacturer.
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