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Interventizio Posted 13 years ago
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Hi
I was wondering whether you can help.
1) Does "bound" only have a negative nuance (like "doomed")? Ex.: "you're BOUND to find here all the services you may need." (from an ad, therefore used here in a positive way). Is the sentence acceptable?
2) "a PRIZE AWARDED screening device." Meaning: a device that was given a prize. Is the use correct? Couldn't find an answer on Google.
3 "a SIGNATURE feature." Meaning: a feature a product - and only that product - has. Is the phrase correct?
Thank you.
  

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1) "bound to" doesn't always have a negative nuance; it can be used for good things too. 2) That's not right. "prize-winning" would be usual.

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  • 1) "bound to" doesn't always have a negative nuance; it can be used for good things too.
  • 2) That's not right.
  • "prize-winning" would be usual.
  • 3) Yes, that's OK.
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1) "bound to" doesn't always have a negative nuance; it can be used for good things too.
2) That's not right. "prize-winning" would be usual.
3) Yes, that's OK.
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