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English translation: refers to

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English term or phrase:references
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18:00 Nov 27, 2012
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-12-01 04:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / references
English term or phrase: references
Please provide your explanation depending on the given context.The following information has been mentioned in a Quotation for Bentely softwares:

Quotation

Terms and conditions:

To avoid delays in processing, please ensure the purchase Order is signed, references the Bentely SELECT Program Agreement, references this quote, and lists the Bill To address.

What does "references the Bentely SELECT Program Agreement" exactly mean ? Is is grammatically correct ?

Note1: you may refer to this website for more details about Bentely :http://www.bentley.com/en-US/

Note2:Bentely SELECT Program is the name of a service provided by Bentely.


Thank you in advance

Regards
sara alnuaimi
Local time: 12:18
refers to
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John Alphonse (X)
United States
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +4refers to
John Alphonse (X)
4 +1mentions by name
Yvonne Gallagher


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
refers to


Explanation:
this is the meaning...

John Alphonse (X)
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters: makes reference to, mentions
6 mins
  -> Precisely, thank you, Trudy!
agree  Tony M: Or in more traditional commercial EN, 'quotes'
8 mins
  -> Good option, Tony, thank you!
agree  Jack Doughty
2 hrs
  -> Appreciate your taking the time to post a response, Jack, thanks!
agree  Veronika McLaren
5 hrs
  -> Danke beaucoup, Veronika! ;)
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mentions by name


Explanation:
imo

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Note added at 8 mins (2012-11-27 18:08:56 GMT)
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yes, it's absolutely correct as a verb here.

so, they are being asked to mention the actual programme by name= "Bentely SELECT Program Agreement" ands also the actual quote

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Note added at 8 hrs (2012-11-28 02:42:48 GMT)
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Hi Sara, John's answer was first but I feel "refer to" is not as strong as "reference" which is why I posted a different answer. You could leave the word "references" where it is as it is quite normal in these contexts or could write the sentence as:

...to avoid delays in processing, please ensure the purchase Order mentions by name the Bentely SELECT Program Agreement, mentions/references this quote, and lists the Bill To address.

As I said earlier, I believe that they want the actual name in the Purchase Order and not just a reference number

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 09:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 127

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Well, the quote (and probably the agremeent) would almost certainly be referenced by number rather than by name, if one wants to be pedantic...
6 mins
  -> I believe it's clear the agreement is to be named.
agree  Arabic & More: I believe your interpretation is the correct one here. It seems clear that the agreement should be mentioned by name.
11 hrs
  -> Thank you! Glad someone else reads this the same way:-)
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