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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
to insert/slide/put a brush into a holder
Hello,
I think all of the verbs listen above work in the sentence I am about to provide you with, but I decided to ask you, since it's technical context.
Can we say: "Hold the spring back and slide/insert/put/fit the new carbon brush into the holder"? I think most people would understand that, but there are always exceptions. "Hold the spring back and install the new brushes" would be another option, I think.
Thank you.
I think all of the verbs listen above work in the sentence I am about to provide you with, but I decided to ask you, since it's technical context.
Can we say: "Hold the spring back and slide/insert/put/fit the new carbon brush into the holder"? I think most people would understand that, but there are always exceptions. "Hold the spring back and install the new brushes" would be another option, I think.
Thank you.
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Gene93 Can we say: "Hold the spring back and slide/insert/put/fit the new carbon brush into the holder"? Yes. Of course, it depends on the case.
- Gene93 Can we say: "Hold the spring back and slide/insert/put/fit the new carbon brush into the holder"?
- Yes.
- Of course, it depends on the case.
- 'Slide', for instance, refers to a more specific movement than 'put'.
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Gene93Can we say: "Hold the spring back and slide/insert/put/fit the new carbon brush into the holder"?Yes. Of course, it depends on the case. 'Slide', for instance, refers to a more specific movement than 'put'.
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Yes, of course. Put and insert mean the same thing to me in this context. I think that "insert" is more formal.
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Gene93I think that "insert" is more formal.A bit.
Gene93Put and insert mean the same thing to me in this context.You have no context because the connection of brush and holder is not explained or illustrated. 'Put' is a very general word and can describe almost any action that juxtaposes two objects.
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As far as I know, "insert" is not very specific either. Most dictionaries define it "to put something in something". There are two slots on either side of the brush holder and they are quite small (depending on the brand, model, etc). They are usually pushed in. Does insert suggest to putting something into a very narrow space? (I think it does ti me). Most "insert" definitions are vague.
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Gene93Does insert suggest to putting something into a very narrow space?Just into a space; it needn't be very narrow, though it probably usually is.
Gene93 If we fit the brushes into the holder, what are we going to do differently?You're going to do the same thing in your context no matter what word you choose; it remains
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