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Pamela81 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
To install
Hi!
today I wrote the following sentence:
"we will print and put the posters on the walls" but could I say " we will print and install the posters on the walls"?
then
Should I write "to the wall" instead of "on the wall" ? I think that "to put" and "to install" are verbs which denote a movement and not a state..
I mean:
"This picture is on the wall" and "I put the picture to the wall"?
Please advise!
Thanks
Pamela
today I wrote the following sentence:
"we will print and put the posters on the walls" but could I say " we will print and install the posters on the walls"?
then
Should I write "to the wall" instead of "on the wall" ? I think that "to put" and "to install" are verbs which denote a movement and not a state..
I mean:
"This picture is on the wall" and "I put the picture to the wall"?
Please advise!
Thanks
Pamela
Top answer
About whether to use install instead of put: No. Install connotes something much more permanent than the placement of posters on a wall. You might install lighting fixtures, but not a poster.
- About whether to use install instead of put: No.
- Install connotes something much more permanent than the placement of posters on a wall.
- You might install lighting fixtures, but not a poster.
- " About on the wall/to the wall: It's definitely "on the wall".
- This picture is on the wall.
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About whether to use install instead of put:
No. Install connotes something much more permanent than the placement of posters on a wall. You might install lighting fixtures, but not a poster. If you want to use something other than "put" try "We will print and hang the posters."
About on the wall/to the wall:
It's definitely "on the wall".
This picture is on
No. Install connotes something much more permanent than the placement of posters on a wall. You might install lighting fixtures, but not a poster. If you want to use something other than "put" try "We will print and hang the posters."
About on the wall/to the wall:
It's definitely "on the wall".
This picture is on
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Hi,
today I wrote the following sentence:
"we will print and put the posters on the walls" but could I say " we will print and install the posters on the walls"?
'Install' sounds a bit elaborate, eg like maybe with screws.
I suggest just
We will print t
today I wrote the following sentence:
"we will print and put the posters on the walls" but could I say " we will print and install the posters on the walls"?
'Install' sounds a bit elaborate, eg like maybe with screws.
I suggest just
We will print t
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Thank you to both for the responses.
I would like to point out that I wrote "to install" because I read it in one mail written by a english native speaker.
She used the verb "to install" but she was referring to some pictures which should have been sticked on panels and these panels "installed" on the wall. That´s why I was using this verb today.
Thanks once again
I would like to point out that I wrote "to install" because I read it in one mail written by a english native speaker.
She used the verb "to install" but she was referring to some pictures which should have been sticked on panels and these panels "installed" on the wall. That´s why I was using this verb today.
Thanks once again
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