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that can project
in the interest of
Oct 15, 2013 18:43
10 yrs ago
English term

is capable of

Non-PRO English Other Human Resources recruitment
I have experience in the editorial process and I manage web searchers and social networks in the interest of producing the best finished product: a text that is capable of communicate a clear and concrete message.
Responses
4 +4 "is able to" would be better
4 that manages to
4 omit it!
Change log

Oct 16, 2013 05:27: Edith Kelly changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Tony M, Trudy Peters, Edith Kelly

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Responses

+4
5 mins
Selected

"is able to" would be better

If you use "is capable of" it must be followed by the present participle: "is capable of communicating". This is grammatically correct, but in my opinion it would be better to say "a text that is able to communicate..."
Peer comment(s):
agree Yvonne Gallagher : though "capable of communicating" is OK too
9 mins
Thank you. Yes, I just think "is able to" is a neater way of putting it.
agree Tony M
10 mins
Thank you.
agree Henk Sanderson
36 mins
Thank you.
agree Edith Kelly
10 hrs
Thank you.
neutral David Moore (X) : While in principle, this is correct, I feel, like BDF, that this is essentially less than idela, due to the element of doubt underlying it.
14 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
3 hrs

that manages to

a text that manages to communicate a clear and concrete message

would be another option
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14 hrs

omit it!

... a text that communicates a clear and concrete message.

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Note added at 14 hrs (2013-10-16 09:07:04 GMT)
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... is capable of / able to / can etc. all introduce uncertainty; i.e. the text is able to communicate a clear and concrete message, but might fail to do so. It is also a weak statement.
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