http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aExpressions+tag%3aApostrophes+tag%3aDifference+betweenSearch results for 'tag:Expressions tag:Apostrophes tag:Difference between' matching tags 'Expressions', 'Apostrophes', and 'Difference between'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldLookCorrections/bpnxp/post.htm#161226Mon, 21 Nov 2005 22:36:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:161226cliveHi Mara My comments and corrections are in blue This is an assignement I corrected and I d appreciate it if some of you could have a look at it and tell me what you think of my corrections It concerns a Memo sent to the CEO of a company My comments and corrections will be in red as well as some questions I posed Student s homework Regarding the problems you asked me about I have identified three main issues a Quality Control Many subsidiaries make clothes with poor materials b Responding to customer needs Subsidiaries cannot respond to some special customers needs such as short term orders or last minute changes to clothing c Design Lack of new designs ideas are not shared omit by between different subsidiaries apostrophe designers I propose the following course of action with its corresponding rationale I propose the following solutions each with its corresponding rationale Say it the second way 1 Ensure the use of high quality materials even though costs may will increase It s better to slightly increase the prices and keep the clients 2 Make a further analysis of the production processes It s surely possible to delete omit some steps and _reduce eliminate____ bureaucracy 3 Hire new designers and increase the level of communication between them Also move some designers to other countries so they will be motivated by new customs If you need further details we can schedule a meeting at your convenience My version OK I made my corrctions now let s look at yours Regarding the problems you asked me about to solve to sort out I find out I would croos out out three main issues to deal with to be dealt with which is best why To deal with suggests that I will be the one to deal with them That may or may not be true a Quality Control control Many subsidiaries make clothes with poor materials b Responding to customer needs this is OK but why don t we need an s as in customer s needs here Is it because customer is a noun modifying another noun and therefore functioning as an adjective Yes Or is it just a fixed expression Or both In any case would it be wrong to put it as customer s needs No not wrong But put the apostophe after the ess Subsidiaries cannot respond to some special customers needs I think this is OK but what would be the difference with the previous customer needs Are the needs special or are these customers special Are we referring to two different things Besides in the book the two expressions appear such as short term orders or last minute changes short term and last minute are adjectives right Yes to clothing c Design Lack of new designs Ideas ideas are not shared between different subsidiaries I would include the here thus different subsidiaries or would it be better to write designers of from different subsidiaries designers I think designers is implicit here You can mention the word explicitly if you want to I propose the following course of action with its corresponding rationale I propose the following solutions each with its corresponding rationale Is this correction OK Yes it s better or unnecessary Does it add up to clarity yes 1 Ensure the use of high quality materials even against the costs increase What about this case Would even against the increase in costs be better Or the increase of costs What s the difference between the former sentence and the latter Can the costs increase be taken as a noun with adjectival function another noun Or should we say the costs increase No It s better to slightly increase the prices would you explain further which prices we are speaking about or is it clear enough the way it is It s clear I d say It s better to increase the budget for materials Yes this is good and keep the clients 2 Make a further analisys analysis of the production processes It s surely possible to tune if you mean to keep the step but to improve it we often say to fine tune it tune out ignore some steps and ___________ avoid I m not sure what word he is looking for bureaucracy 3 Hire new designers and increase would encourage be better They have different meanings the I would avoid the use of the determiner here I m just not sure about the reason for doing so Any ideas communication between I d write among since we re speaking of maore than two people Yes them Also move some designers to other countries so they will be motivated with by the new customs I m not sure about the word customs here Is it OK Perhaps talk about various aspects of a new culture If you need further detail details we can schedule a meeting Be polite he or she is the big boss Can you spot any other mistakes Best wishes Clive