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English term or phrase:
Which do you consider more proper style or are both good & correct English?
English answer:
Some differences In the adsorption isotherms were observed as a function of the aging temperature..
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airmailrpl
Jun 10, 2008 16:51
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Which do you consider more proper style or are both good & correct English?
English
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1) Some differences were observed in the adsorption isotherms as a function of the aging temperature.
2) Some differences n the adsorption isotherms were observed as a function of the aging temperature.
2) Some differences n the adsorption isotherms were observed as a function of the aging temperature.
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| 5 +5 | Some differences In the adsorption isotherms were observed as a function of the aging temperature |
airmailrpl
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| 4 | The first option |
David Moore (X)
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| 3 +1 | slight difference in meaning |
Ken Cox
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Jun 10, 2008 17:19: airmailrpl changed "Language pair" from "English to Portuguese" to "English"
Jun 15, 2008 16:15: airmailrpl changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/32012">Laerte da Silva's</a> old entry - "Which do you consider more proper style or are both good & correct English?"" to ""Some differences In the adsorption isotherms were observed as a function of the aging temperature""
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Some differences In the adsorption isotherms were observed as a function of the aging temperature
both are fine but the second one is better:
Some differences In the adsorption isotherms were observed as a function of the aging temperature
Some differences In the adsorption isotherms were observed as a function of the aging temperature
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Fernanda Rocha
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Luciana Roppa
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Gary D
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Gillian Scheibelein
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Pham Huu Phuoc
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks!"
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The first option
To my ears, they are both acceptable, but I find I have a distinct preference for the first option - I can't give any soundly-based reason, sorry! It just sounds better to me.
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slight difference in meaning
IMO both are acceptable English, but there is a slight difference in meaning (not that this difference is always recognised, and both formulations are used to mean the opposite of their 'logical' meaning):
Option !: Isotherms of adsorption versus aging temperature were measured and/or calculated for several materials, samples or conditions. They were found to have certain differences.
Option 2: Isotherms of adsorption were measured and/or calculated for several different materials, samples, or conditions. They were found to have certain differences depending on the aging temperature.
Option !: Isotherms of adsorption versus aging temperature were measured and/or calculated for several materials, samples or conditions. They were found to have certain differences.
Option 2: Isotherms of adsorption were measured and/or calculated for several different materials, samples, or conditions. They were found to have certain differences depending on the aging temperature.
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Piotr Sawiec
: to my non-native ears both are fine too, but I also noticed these slight differences and support your reasoning
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