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Feb 29, 2008 15:44
16 yrs ago
English term

advance

English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Nothing less than a revolution has started at [company name], with interiors now being the major focus within the brand’s design groups, according to Ralph Gilles, vice president [brand name], truck, advance interior and component design.
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2 +12 advanced?
3 state of the art

Discussion

Abdelmonem Samir (asker) Feb 29, 2008:
But, anyway, I think it is meant as "advanced", more or like...
Abdelmonem Samir (asker) Feb 29, 2008:
What confuses me is that it is a name of a department in the company. So you can imagine how many times this word is used within this "American" company.
Jack Doughty Feb 29, 2008:
Yes, but there "advance" is properly used as a noun. In the context you give, it isn't.
Abdelmonem Samir (asker) Feb 29, 2008:
another part In terms of electronics, he says connectivity will be the next big advance. Just as Apple’s iPhone allows people to do so much more than make phone calls – shop online, watch movies, listen to music and store photos – in-car systems will be expected to offer far greater levels of versatility.

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advanced?

I think "advanced" would make more sense, meaning the more complex and elaborate forms of the design of interiors and components.
Peer comment(s):
agree Marie-Hélène Hayles
0 min
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agree Siriol Hugh-Jones
6 mins
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agree Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
13 mins
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agree Vicky Nash
55 mins
Thank you.
agree Jack Dunwell
1 hr
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agree Ken Cox : quite likely; nowadays it's almost impossible to overestimate the illiteracy of a lot of native English users (do I sound cynical?)
1 hr
Thank you. If you do, it's a cynicism I share.
agree Sheila Wilson : Also agree with Ken's view, although I have to say that French users have far more problems with their language
3 hrs
Thank you. I don't know what the situation is with French, but I'll take your word for it.
agree Cristina Santos
19 hrs
Thank you.
agree Gina Ferlisi
1 day 2 hrs
Thank you.
agree Phong Le
2 days 10 hrs
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agree V_Nedkov
6 days
Thank you.
agree Alexandra Tussing
9 days
Thank you.
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1 day 7 hrs

state of the art

Just guessing. Maybe meant as the "dernier cri" or "the very latest" in interior design. Something like it.
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