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Perfect Stranger Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Vocab question no. 12 - onward(s) + toward in one sentence
Dear all,
Can we use onward and toward in one sentence? Would you be so kind and have a look at my sentence? Thank you.
We wish to gradually make a shift from extensive growth to intensive growth by moving onward towards lean management, and thus promoting value defined by our customers.
Can we use onward and toward in one sentence? Would you be so kind and have a look at my sentence? Thank you.
We wish to gradually make a shift from extensive growth to intensive growth by moving onward towards lean management, and thus promoting value defined by our customers.
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Yes. You can move onwards towards something, just as you can eg move backwards towards something or sideways towards something. Your sentence seems to be expressed in very general terms.
- Yes.
- You can move onwards towards something, just as you can eg move backwards towards something or sideways towards something.
- Your sentence seems to be expressed in very general terms.
- I don't understand how the part after the comma follows from the previous part.
- In other words, what is the connection that is implied by the word 'thus'?
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Yes. You can move onwards towards something, just as you can eg move backwards towards something or sideways towards something.
Your sentence seems to be expressed in very general terms. I don't understand how the part after the comma follows from the previous part. In other words, what is the connection that is implied by t
Your sentence seems to be expressed in very general terms. I don't understand how the part after the comma follows from the previous part. In other words, what is the connection that is implied by t
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Hi Clive,
I wanted to say that the shift to lean management will help the comoany redifine its approach towards customers any they will actually stand for the company's greatest value.
I wanted to say that the shift to lean management will help the comoany redifine its approach towards customers any they will actually stand for the company's greatest value.
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I don't know what you meany by 'customers . will . . . stand for . . . value'. You need to say it another way.
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CliveYour sentence seems to be expressed in very general terms. I don't understand how the part after the comma follows from the previous part. In other words, what is the connection that is implied by the word 'thus'?I thought that thus could be used here in the sense of: as the consequence of...
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I don't understand how that is a consequence of what you said earlier in the sentence.
We are moving away from a discussion of English and more into a discussion of meaning. The meaning that you choose to convey is really up to you, not me.
Clive
We are moving away from a discussion of English and more into a discussion of meaning. The meaning that you choose to convey is really up to you, not me.
Clive
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