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English translation: said/stated/pointed out

16:50 Oct 5, 2005
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Accounting / School & University
English term or phrase: xxxx
The company xxxx that I had resigned from the company, so the commission will not be paid.
Please find a verb for xxx
xxxx = give the reason to support.
xxxx is true.
Adda
Selected answer:said/stated/pointed out
Explanation:
Any of these will do.
Selected response from:

Can Altinbay
Local time: 13:29
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +9said/stated/pointed out
Can Altinbay
5 +5maintains
Tony M
1 +7stated, took the position that
NancyLynn
4 +2alleges, claims
jccantrell


Discussion entries: 1





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
said/stated/pointed out


Explanation:
Any of these will do.

Can Altinbay
Local time: 13:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sarahl (X)
27 mins
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agree  Rafal Korycinski
55 mins
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agree  humbird
1 hr
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agree  Will Matter: Iyiyim, tesekkur ederim. Omoshiroi deshoo. Mittsu no kokugo de.... Tonikaku, ProZ desu kara ne
4 hrs
  -> Thank you. Iyiyim, siz?
agree  Jörgen Slet
7 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Greg Olsen: "stated" is the best, as it implies that the comment is true and is of a higher register than "pointed out".
11 hrs
  -> Fair enough. Not much context, so I gave a few choices that came to me. Thank you.
agree  Saiwai Translation Services
14 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
1 day 15 hrs
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agree  Rajan Chopra
2 days 20 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +7
stated, took the position that


Explanation:
is this what you need?

NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 13:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Can Altinbay: Sounds good to me.
1 min
  -> thanks Can
agree  Elizabeth Lyons: I like "took the position" or "takes the position", otherwise, Can's answer is also good.
5 mins
  -> yes, it seems more assertive, doesn't it, given the context? thanks Elizabeth
agree  jennifer newsome (X)
15 mins
  -> thanks Jennifer
agree  Will Matter: This is perfectly acceptable.
4 hrs
agree  Jörgen Slet
7 hrs
agree  Saiwai Translation Services
14 hrs
agree  Rajan Chopra
2 days 20 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
alleges, claims


Explanation:
These have a sense of "the company is saying it, but it may not be true."

Of course, it may be true.

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Note added at 15 mins (2005-10-05 17:06:36 GMT)
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or, you might just say "reports" or "states" but still does not necessarily mean that it is tru.

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 10:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Can Altinbay: The asker stipulated that xxxx is true.
1 min
agree  Jack Doughty: If the person filling in the form (or filling it out if in the US) says xxx is true, it is the fact that the company is alleging something that is true.
7 mins
agree  Will Matter: maintains, alleges, states, stipulates, purports etc.
4 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
maintains


Explanation:
Seems another good possibility to me...

Leaves open the question of whether or not it is true, but suggests the idea of 'founding their argument upon...'

If the writer admits the truth, you could also say "...maintains that, as..."

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Note added at 16 hrs 41 mins (2005-10-06 09:32:22 GMT)
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I'm afraid I don't quite understand Greg's quibble; I suggested 'maintains' in the present tense because, as far as I could tell from Asker's question, she was looking for a verb in the present tense.

But in any case, I don't see there is any 'disjunction' --- it's perfectly OK to say "X maintains that I had already resigned before the event took place." Where's the problem? Of course, we don't have the whole of Asker's sentence...

But whatever, the whole point of the question was 'which verb to choose' (= vocabulary), and NOT 'which tense is required to fit this sentence' (= grammar) --- I think we should credit the Asker with enough intelligence to know which tense she needs, don't you?



Tony M
France
Local time: 19:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Can Altinbay: good addition./Wow. Is there anything you can't do? :)
26 mins
  -> Thanks a lot, Can! And I can even do long division... ;-))
agree  Will Matter: Long division is a tough one, had to remember how to do it the other day and was a little "rusty". Hello, Dusty.
4 hrs
  -> Hi W/M! Thanks! Yes, in spite of frequently being well-oiled, I too am more than a little rusty (as well as being dusty!)
agree  Jörgen Slet
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Jörgen!
agree  fareedeh ghassemi (X): what about declared or inferred?
10 hrs
  -> Thanks, Fareedeh! 'declared' might be OK, but I think 'inferred' takes on a different meaning...
neutral  Greg Olsen: The present tense ("maintains") would create a disjunction from the past perfect of "had resigned".
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, Greg! Please see my added note above...
agree  Saiwai Translation Services
14 hrs
  -> Thanks, STS!
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