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WBYeats
 
Reply Wed 22 Apr, 2015 10:12 am
What's the difference in meaning between

-The company has now transferred all its manual records onto computer.
-The company has now transferred all its manual records onto the computer.
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contrex
 
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Reply Wed 22 Apr, 2015 10:59 am
@WBYeats,
(1) The company has now transferred all its manual records onto computer.

The company has transferred all its manual records into computer format. (Computer generically; on one or more computers, of course)

(2) The company has now transferred all its manual records onto onto the computer.

The company has transferred all its manual records into computer format on one specific computer, either the only computer the company owns, or a specific computer previously mentioned.
dalehileman
 
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Reply Wed 22 Apr, 2015 11:25 am
@contrex,
Well done, Con
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contrex
 
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Reply Wed 22 Apr, 2015 04:00 pm
@contrex,
contrex wrote:
(2) The company has now transferred all its manual records onto onto the computer.

Unfortunately careless editing led to a duplication of 'onto'.
dalehileman
 
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Reply Wed 22 Apr, 2015 04:40 pm
@contrex,
Honest Con, I wasn't being facetious
contrex
 
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Reply Thu 23 Apr, 2015 01:09 am
@dalehileman,
dalehileman wrote:

Honest Con, I wasn't being facetious

I never thought you were.
dalehileman
 
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Reply Thu 23 Apr, 2015 11:19 am
@contrex,
Yea Con I try to avoid that sort of thing since confrontation with S......sensitive soul who so resented my attempts to abbreviate
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WBYeats
 
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Reply Thu 23 Apr, 2015 08:28 pm
Thank you, but what's the difference between

-I try to avoid that sort of thing since confrontation with S......sensitive soul who so resented my attempts to abbreviate

and

-I have tried to avoid that sort of thing since confrontation with S......sensitive soul who so resented my attempts to abbreviate
WBYeats
 
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Reply Thu 23 Apr, 2015 11:43 pm
@contrex,
According to your answer, do you agree with my explanation?

-There's room for improvement. (improvement as a general idea, so no a/an/the or plural)

-There's room for improvements. (=acts of improving things or products produced after improvement, so plural)
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dalehileman
 
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Reply Fri 24 Apr, 2015 12:23 pm
@WBYeats,
Quote:
what's the difference
None, thanks WB
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