Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
every how often
English answer:
To be scheduled to work on Saturdays every [specify 1-5] weeks
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Nick Lingris
Oct 12, 2005 09:53
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every how often
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Is there a better way of saying "every how often" or "every how many weeks"?
I have to come up with a label for a write-in field in a software. In this field, the user is supposed to specify "every how many weeks" an employee is supposed to be scheduled on Saturdays. For example, every 5 weeks.
I need solutions for both versions, as there is a short and a long version of this label.
TIA!!
I have to come up with a label for a write-in field in a software. In this field, the user is supposed to specify "every how many weeks" an employee is supposed to be scheduled on Saturdays. For example, every 5 weeks.
I need solutions for both versions, as there is a short and a long version of this label.
TIA!!
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Nick Lingris
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To be scheduled on Saturdays every [specify 1-5] weeks
This is actually a combination of Heidrun's comments and David's answer. But here it is for the record.
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Roberta Anderson
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Thank you, Roberta!
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Cilian O'Tuama
: am I being too fussy, or could that mean the actual scheduling is done on Saturdays every x weeks?
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Thanks, Cilian. We need fussy people like you! Full reply, acc to Heidrun's question, should be: To be scheduled to work on Saturdays etc.
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Dave Calderhead
: Sounds feasible, especially with 'To be scheduled to work on Saturday every [specify 0 - 5 ] weeks
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Thanks, Dave. And I have Cilian to thank for pointing out that omission.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to everyone for racking their brains. If I could, I would split the points between Nick and David, but Nick provided the answer I will end up using. (couldn't do the "?" thing)"
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Cilian O'Tuama
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at what intervals (in weeks)
perhaps
(welcome back)
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every ? weeks
and the Main question should be clearer: "How often do do want to work (on) Saturday?"
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Armorel Young
: this is clear and unambiguous
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Cristina Hritcu (X)
: make it as clear as possible so that it leaves no room for further interpreting :)
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Deborah Workman
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Derek Gill Franßen
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frequency
My original suggestion was "period between scheduling."
Short version (now): Scheduling frequency
Long version: "How often/frequently would you like to be scheduled to work?"
:-)
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Note added at 19 mins (2005-10-12 10:13:26 GMT)
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If it is a drop-down menu, then the user will understand what is meant. Otherwise, you are going o have to add something like "(weekday and number of weeks)" to explain what is wanted.
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Note added at 22 mins (2005-10-12 10:16:16 GMT)
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Oh, I see you already mentioned that it is a write-in field. Well, then you're going to have to do some explaining. ;-)
Short version (now): Scheduling frequency
Long version: "How often/frequently would you like to be scheduled to work?"
:-)
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Note added at 19 mins (2005-10-12 10:13:26 GMT)
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If it is a drop-down menu, then the user will understand what is meant. Otherwise, you are going o have to add something like "(weekday and number of weeks)" to explain what is wanted.
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Note added at 22 mins (2005-10-12 10:16:16 GMT)
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Oh, I see you already mentioned that it is a write-in field. Well, then you're going to have to do some explaining. ;-)
Peer comment(s):
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Charlesp
: this looks reasonable!
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Dorota Nowakówna
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RHELLER
: frequency is good; scheduled frequency is even better :-)
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Alfa Trans (X)
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how often (please respond which day and the frequency of scheduling)
How often? is the typical question
one cannot say "every how often" (grammatically incorrect)
I guess you need to make clear that 2 variables must be provided
one for day of the week
one for frequency (number of weeks between dates scheduled)
one cannot say "every how often" (grammatically incorrect)
I guess you need to make clear that 2 variables must be provided
one for day of the week
one for frequency (number of weeks between dates scheduled)
Discussion
What does anyone think of "To be scheduled on Saturdays every n weeks"? Is the average software user familiar with what "n" means, do you think?
This does not make sense. It is more complicated than that. "I want to be scheduled on a Saturday every 5 weeks" is what the programme wants to find out.