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Natalia09 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
This is to avoid
Could anybody help me to understand what the second sentence means:
Parts should not be removed from the container until they are required for manipulation. This is to avoid exceeding the two hour manipulation time limit.
Could it mean that the two hours of manipulation time should not be exceeded?
Parts should not be removed from the container until they are required for manipulation. This is to avoid exceeding the two hour manipulation time limit.
Could it mean that the two hours of manipulation time should not be exceeded?
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I suspect the writer of this passage may not have been a native speaker. Has the "manipulation" already been discussed? It seems clear that there is two-hour limit on manipulation (whatever that is).
- I suspect the writer of this passage may not have been a native speaker.
- Has the "manipulation" already been discussed?
- It seems clear that there is two-hour limit on manipulation (whatever that is).
- You should not "manipulate" more than than two hours.
- And apparently, leaving the parts in the box and therefore NOT manipulating them any sooner than needed will help you not exceed this two -hour limit.
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I suspect the writer of this passage may not have been a native speaker.
Has the "manipulation" already been discussed? It seems clear that there is two-hour limit on manipulation (whatever that is). You should not "manipulate" more than than two hours. And apparently, leaving the parts in the box and therefore NOT manipulating them any sooner than needed will help you not exceed this two
Has the "manipulation" already been discussed? It seems clear that there is two-hour limit on manipulation (whatever that is). You should not "manipulate" more than than two hours. And apparently, leaving the parts in the box and therefore NOT manipulating them any sooner than needed will help you not exceed this two
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Hello Like,
Thanks a lot for your reply, of course your interpretation is correct and there is nothing strange about this sentence. The instructions are about the processing of aluminium alloys. And I think the author is a native speaker.
Natalia
Thanks a lot for your reply, of course your interpretation is correct and there is nothing strange about this sentence. The instructions are about the processing of aluminium alloys. And I think the author is a native speaker.
Natalia
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Natalia09And I think the author is a native speaker.Yes, I suspect the writer is a technical person who ardently believes that all manuals and instructions need to be written in the passive voice.
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Hallo Grammar Greek, sorry for calling you "Like", I saw "Like" below and thought it was your name. Doubts arose as the second responder also appeared as "Like"
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