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Gene93 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
to install/set up a water pump
Hello,
I know that different people use these verbs differently and there are regional differences, but I'd like to see what you think. Here's the sentence: "Can you help me set up/install/fit the new water pump?"
I've seen all of them used in the exactly the same context, but that doesn't make them interchangeable. Some people use them without thinking much. What do the verbs suggest to you?
- I'd go with install myself. Bolting the piece of equipment down and wiring it. That's what install suggests to me in this context.
- Set up suggests to me that there are different parts that need to be connected or put together, so I don't think I'd use it here. It's probably okay to use it, though.
Where do you think I go wrong?
Thank you in advance.
I know that different people use these verbs differently and there are regional differences, but I'd like to see what you think. Here's the sentence: "Can you help me set up/install/fit the new water pump?"
I've seen all of them used in the exactly the same context, but that doesn't make them interchangeable. Some people use them without thinking much. What do the verbs suggest to you?
- I'd go with install myself. Bolting the piece of equipment down and wiring it. That's what install suggests to me in this context.
- Set up suggests to me that there are different parts that need to be connected or put together, so I don't think I'd use it here. It's probably okay to use it, though.
Where do you think I go wrong?
Thank you in advance.
Top answer
Gene93 What do the verbs suggest to you? The same meaning for all of them. Gene93 Where do you think I go wrong?
- Gene93 What do the verbs suggest to you?
- The same meaning for all of them.
- Gene93 Where do you think I go wrong?
- Overthinking.
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Gene93What do the verbs suggest to you?The same meaning for all of them.
Gene93Where do you think I go wrong?Overthinking.
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Hi
I'd say (UK English):
- to install is just to put the pump in place. Once that's been done, it is up to the purchaser to make it work
- to set it up is to offer a deal where the pump is actually working when the contractor expects payment
In the first case, I can only complain if the pump is not where I wanted it to be. In the second case, I can say "the pu
I'd say (UK English):
- to install is just to put the pump in place. Once that's been done, it is up to the purchaser to make it work
- to set it up is to offer a deal where the pump is actually working when the contractor expects payment
In the first case, I can only complain if the pump is not where I wanted it to be. In the second case, I can say "the pu
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