Dec 19, 2005 11:35
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rephrase please
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Table 2 summarizes the values of the stress # in a plate with two collinear and two parallel cracks.
I suspect that this sentence is incorrect, because what it is supposed to mean is that the tabulated results have been calculated for two cases: (i) a plate with collinear cracks and (ii) the same plate with parallel cracks.
Dear native speakers, please help me to rephrase (if necessary) this sentence so that it would be clear that the plate had two cracks rather than four
I suspect that this sentence is incorrect, because what it is supposed to mean is that the tabulated results have been calculated for two cases: (i) a plate with collinear cracks and (ii) the same plate with parallel cracks.
Dear native speakers, please help me to rephrase (if necessary) this sentence so that it would be clear that the plate had two cracks rather than four
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Dave Calderhead
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two colinear or two parallel cracks
simply replace the and with or
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Note added at 17 mins (2005-12-19 11:52:32 GMT)
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should read collinear, of course
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Note added at 17 mins (2005-12-19 11:52:32 GMT)
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should read collinear, of course
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Brie Vernier
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Table 2 summarizes the values of the stress # in a plate with two collinear and parallel cracks.
If I understand you correctly.
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-12-19 11:46:38 GMT)
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Sorry, upon rereading, I believe it should rather say something like:
... in a plate with two collinear cracks, and in the same plate with two parallel cracks.
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-12-19 11:46:38 GMT)
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Sorry, upon rereading, I believe it should rather say something like:
... in a plate with two collinear cracks, and in the same plate with two parallel cracks.
2 hrs
once and once again
only a suggestion:
Table 2 summarizes the values of the stress # in a plate once with two collinear and once again with two parallel cracks.
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Note added at 2 hrs 54 mins (2005-12-19 14:30:17 GMT)
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Table 2 summarizes the values of the stress # in a plate with two cracks once in collinear state and once again in parallel state.
State can be replaced by other word in accordance with the text.
Table 2 summarizes the values of the stress # in a plate once with two collinear and once again with two parallel cracks.
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Note added at 2 hrs 54 mins (2005-12-19 14:30:17 GMT)
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Table 2 summarizes the values of the stress # in a plate with two cracks once in collinear state and once again in parallel state.
State can be replaced by other word in accordance with the text.
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Nikos Mastrakoulis
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two collinear (column A) or two parallel (column B) cracks
In case your text and table format allow, I believe this would be the clearest way to put it.
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Balasubramaniam L.
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rephrased sentence below
Table 2 summarizes the values for stress # in a plate for two different cases. Column-x shows the values for two collinear cracks, while column-y shows the values for two parallel cracks.
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fareedeh ghassemi (X)
: Hi, but too long for a title that needs to be short as well as comprehensive as much as possible.
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