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Vchekh Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Using prepositions in a company motto
Hi! A person I know works for a company which produces hi-tech stuff for schools and colleges (some devices used in science classes, that kind of thing). Anyway, they are now trying to come up with a company motto in English. Their in-house translator has suggested "Innovation to Education", which is a word-by-word translation of their Russian motto, and for some reason it doesn't sound natural to me.
The motto is supposed to reflect the company's mission - to bring innovation to education. So, with the verb it sounds kind of good: "Bringing Innovation to Education". But their translator insists on the variant without the verb, "Innovation to Education".
Dear natives, I'd like to pick your brains on that. Does "Innovation to Education" sound good to you as a company motto? If it doesn't, what preposition would fit better: "in"? "for"?
The motto is supposed to reflect the company's mission - to bring innovation to education. So, with the verb it sounds kind of good: "Bringing Innovation to Education". But their translator insists on the variant without the verb, "Innovation to Education".
Dear natives, I'd like to pick your brains on that. Does "Innovation to Education" sound good to you as a company motto? If it doesn't, what preposition would fit better: "in"? "for"?
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To me, "Innovation to Education" doesn't have the desired meaning (it sounds as if the company begins with innovation and then turns that into education, or spans a spectrum of activities from innovation to education). "Bringing Innovation to Education" is much clearer. "Innovation in Education" would also work.
- To me, "Innovation to Education" doesn't have the desired meaning (it sounds as if the company begins with innovation and then turns that into education, or spans a spectrum of activities from innovation to education).
- "Bringing Innovation to Education" is much clearer.
- "Innovation in Education" would also work.
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To me, "Innovation to Education" doesn't have the desired meaning (it sounds as if the company begins with innovation and then turns that into education, or spans a spectrum of activities from innovation to education).
"Bringing Innovation to Education" is much clearer. "Innovation in Education" would also work.
"Bringing Innovation to Education" is much clearer. "Innovation in Education" would also work.
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