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Posted by: brendanmenezes ®

07/22/2005, 09:21:57
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Dear Sir,
“Mechanical engineers design and build the mechanical aspects of engines”
“mechanical engineers design and build the mechanical related aspects of engines”
What is the difference between the above two sentences?
I got the following reply from one forum


(If you were to work on all of the "mechanical aspects" of an engine, you'd work
on the pistons, crankshaft, valves, etc.

If you were to work on all of the "mechanical related aspects" of an engine,
you'd work on the above plus the engine management computer, engine block and
structure, fuel mixture, etc.

The first sentence in my example deals with only mechanical items. The second
deals with electrical, structural and chemical items, but they are "related" to
the mechanical system. )


However from another forum I got the following reply and I would like to know which of the two is correct.

(You are overusing the word “aspect”. What you call “aspects” I would call “components”. Pistons, crankshaft, valves, alternator, etc, are components. Some aspects of the engine might be size of bore, piston displacement, compression ratio, max torque at a certain rpm, brake horsepower )
Looking forward to your replyRegards Brendan Menezes







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Posted by: kvkmurty ®

07/27/2005, 16:33:16
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I believe both the sentences mean the same and the word 'related' does not carry weight here.






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Posted by: randykimball ®
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07/27/2005, 23:06:45
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May I ask, are you translating a manual to another language? We touched on this a few days ago, have you read the answer?
If you are translating from English to another language, be aware that English manuals written in America, New Zealand, England, Scottland, Ireland, Canada, and etc. Tend to have considerable differences in the way the language is used to write manuals or text books. The wise thing to do is obtain a person having the language the manual was written in as native language as a consultant on the project. Otherwise you are setting yourself up for a long and difficult problem. I would assure you that you will end up with a far less quantity of mistakes if you use a person with the language as a native tongue. English can twist and turn thousands of ways. In America, after being taught English for 12 years in primary schools, we still have not mastered the language. ...... BIG SMILE... mistakes in manuals can have serious consequences.



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