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XX content = content of XX??
I have this substance that is made from three different raw materials and I just want to refer to the raw materials as components A, B and C without saying what exactly they are, because the actual raw materials used can vary.
Now, I want to say "This substance has a component A content of 20 percent by weight" (meaning the amount of component A contained in this substance represents 20 percent of its total weight) but the phrase "component A content" does not sound right to me. I tried "a content of component A of 20 percent" but again this is confusing because "content of XX" usually means what is contained in XX rather than the percentage of XX contained in something bigger.
Does anyone have a better idea of how to phrase "This substance has a component A content of 20 percent by weight"? Here, I want use "this substance" as the subject and still come up with a natural sentence.
Thank you
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Here we show..and the present tense
Many academic papers have an abstract where the authors say things like "Here, we show......"
I'm asking about the verb "show" here. Generally speaking the present tense means habitual action (eg. I go to school every day) but I know there are a few exceptions are one of them is performative utterances such as "i resign", "I promise..." and "I apologize."
Would you say the use of "show" in "here we show" is the same as "(hereby) i resign"?
How about the use of the verb "list" in sentences like "I list the data in Table 1"
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We confirm/We can confirm/We will confirm
We confirm that we have an office in New York.
We will confirm that we have an office in New York.
We can confirm that we have an office in New York.
I see all of these forms in business coresspondence. How are they difference in nuance?
Thanks
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a X and Y peaks
The specimen showed a larger gamma and beta peaks on the second measurment.
Would you say this sentence is grammatical? I would have expected to see "showed larger gamma and beta peaks" (assuming there are one gamma peak and one beta peak)
Thank you.
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both the RISC and the CISC world(s)
The device combines the best features of both the RISC and the CISC world(s)
does the word "world" need to be pluraized? I seem to come across both singular and pluraized forms often.
Also, am i correct in understanding that if the second article "the" is dropped, the world should always be pluraized (eg. "both the RISC and CISC worlds")
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A and B for..
"The remainder is used to make chemicals and catalysts for chemical plants, petroleum refineries and auto-mobiles. "
I know the meaning of this sentence is not fully clear but without context, which do think is, gramatically speaking, the more likely interpretation?
A) The remainder is used to make chemicals for chemical plants, petroleum refineries and auto-mobiles and catalysts for chemical plants, petroleum refineries and auto-mobiles.
B) The remainder is used to make chemicals. It is also used to make catalysts for chemical plants, petroleum refineries and auto-mobiles.
Thank you
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"Can I share your textbook" vs "Can you share your textbook"
Suppose you are a student in a classroom and the class is about to begin. You suddenly realize you forgot to bring your textbook and the classmate sitting next to you has hers open on her desk.
Which would you say to her and why?
"Can I share your textbook with you?"
"Can you share your textbook with me?"
"Can we share your textbook?"
Also would it be better to say "the textbook" in place of "your textbook"?
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"there are some side effects" vs "It has some side effects"
What's the difference in nuance between "There are some side effects to the drug" and "The drug has some side effects"?
Maybe different contexts call for different forms, or one is more formal than the other?
Thank you!
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"..., right?" as a tag question
I always thought of saying "....., right?" as rather informal but one of my colleagues at the workplace uses it all the time when talking to our cutomers on the phone in English and she says things like "So you are planning to get there on May 4th and leave on May 7th, right?" and "You are flying economy class, right?" (We are a travel agency). I don't this way of talking is very appropriate in buisiness settings because it doesn't sound professional to me but she is convinced nothing is wrong with it. But then neither of us are native speakers of English.
Would you use "...., right?" when you are talking to customers on the phone? How about when you are a customer and talking to a travel agency? (eg. "The flight on the 23rd is booked full, right?")
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"..., right?" as a tag question.
I always thought of saying "....., right?" as rather informal but one of my colleagues at the workplace uses it all the time when talking to our cutomers on the phone in English and she says things like "So you are planning to get there on May 4th and leave on May 7th, right?" and "You are flying economy class, right?" (We are a travel agency). I don't this way of talking is very appropriate in buisiness settings because it doesn't sound professional to me but she is convinced nothing is wrong with it. But then neither of us are native speakers of English.
Would you use "...., right?" when you are talking to customers on the phone? How about when you are a customer and talking to a travel agency? (eg. "The flight on the 23rd is booked full, right?")
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