difference between usage: hours in a row/consecutive hours Iniziatore argomento: Martina Pokupec (X)
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Martina Pokupec (X) 
Croazia
Local time: 16:31
Da Inglese a Croato
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Hi,
I know this is a question for En>EN KudoZ, but I haven't got the option of asking there, since this is not my language combination.
I would like a native English speaker to tell me the difference between:
-working 8 consecutive hours, and
-working 8 hours in a row.
I need to use this phrase in a more formal, but not totally formal, register.
Personally, I would opt for "consecutive", because "hours in a ro... See more Hi,
I know this is a question for En>EN KudoZ, but I haven't got the option of asking there, since this is not my language combination.
I would like a native English speaker to tell me the difference between:
-working 8 consecutive hours, and
-working 8 hours in a row.
I need to use this phrase in a more formal, but not totally formal, register.
Personally, I would opt for "consecutive", because "hours in a row" seems to me more informal, but that is only how I perceive these phrases.
Thank you for your help in advance!
[Edited at 2011-01-14 15:23 GMT] ▲ Collapse
| | | | Aude Sylvain
Francia
Local time: 16:31
Da Inglese a Francese
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| KudoZ in other pairs | Jan 14, 2011 |
Hello, I share your understanding re both wordings, but I am not a native.
This is simply to tell you that you can ask a KudoZ question in other pairs than yours: go to www.proz.com/ask/ and click on the tag "see more language pairs" that appears in red in the first box. This will give you access to two (source/target) full drop-down menus.
| | | | Robert Forstag
Stati Uniti
Local time: 10:31
Da Spagnolo a Inglese
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As a native speaker of US English, I can assure you that your understanding is indeed correct (and, as far as I know, there is no difference between US and UK English in this regard).
| | | | Martina Pokupec (X)
Croazia
Local time: 16:31
Da Inglese a Croato
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AVVIO ARGOMENTO
Aude Sylvain wrote: Hello, I share your understanding re both wordings, but I am not a native. This is simply to tell you that you can ask a KudoZ question in other pairs than yours: go to www.proz.com/ask/ and click on the tag "see more language pairs" that appears in red in the first box. This will give you access to two (source/target) full drop-down menus.
I have just learned that I can ask this in KudoZ, by putting EN>EN as my interest pair..
I will leave this question here, though, now that I have asked it, but will refer to KudoZ answerers with future inquiries.
Thank you!
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| Martina, you can ask in ANY language pair | Jan 14, 2011 |
You don't have to mark the pair as interest at all.
When you open up the KudoZ asking form,
http://www.proz.com/ask/
it will only show your own language pairs in the pull-down menu, but there is a small red text under it, saying "See more languages".
If you click on that, you can select any source and any target language.
... See more You don't have to mark the pair as interest at all.
When you open up the KudoZ asking form,
http://www.proz.com/ask/
it will only show your own language pairs in the pull-down menu, but there is a small red text under it, saying "See more languages".
If you click on that, you can select any source and any target language.
Here is the direct link:
http://www.proz.com/ask.php/?sp=k2&all_langs=y ▲ Collapse
| | | | Martina Pokupec (X)
Croazia
Local time: 16:31
Da Inglese a Croato
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AVVIO ARGOMENTO
thank you all so much.
I feel embarrassed now, not to have explored it myself. Anyway, thanks for your help!
| | | | Steffen Walter
Germania
Local time: 16:31
Membro (2002)
Da Inglese a Tedesco
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| Right, Katalin | Jan 14, 2011 |
Katalin Horvath McClure wrote: You don't have to mark the pair as interest at all. When you open up the KudoZ asking form, http://www.proz.com/ask/ it will only show your own language pairs in the pull-down menu, but there is a small red text under it, saying " See more languages". If you click on that, you can select any source and any target language. Here is the direct link: http://www.proz.com/ask.php/?sp=k2&all_langs=y
You are right, Katalin - I hadn't considered this option, which is even more convenient.
Steffen
| | | | neilmac
Spagna
Local time: 16:31
Da Spagnolo a Inglese
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| As Robert says | Jan 15, 2011 |
... your understanding is good. The only real difference is in formality - "in a row" is more a spoken idiom than written.
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