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Subject:writing for translation From:Kari Gulbrandsen <kkgulbrandsen -at- gmail -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Mon, 5 Oct 2015 13:25:24 -0400
Hi, all --
When writing for translation, what phrasing would work better and why:
- a is unable to do b *or* a is not able to do b
- x is unsuccessful *or* x is not successful
Thanks!
Kari.
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