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netizen
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| Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 6:02 am
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One time when I said 'branches' instead of 'branch offices'
for the next sentence, people puzzled. So I want to check
with experts here to see if 'branches' can be used.
Our company has ____ in many major metropolitan cities.
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Freddy
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| Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 6:02 am
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"netizen" <netizen@surfsity.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | One time when I said 'branches' instead of 'branch offices'
for the next sentence, people puzzled. So I want to check
with experts here to see if 'branches' can be used.
Our company has ____ in many major metropolitan cities.
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Either branches or branch offices, assuming your company has offices. Many
businesses or organizations will have branches, which are not necessarily
offices. A retail chain is an example. |
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CyberCypher
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| Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 6:03 pm
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netizen wrote on 19 Nov 2004:
| Quote: | One time when I said 'branches' instead of 'branch offices'
for the next sentence, people puzzled. So I want to check
with experts here to see if 'branches' can be used.
Our company has ____ in many major metropolitan cities.
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It's certainly idiomatic American English to say either one. The only
caveat is whether it's idiomatic in your business or in your area.
--
Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor
For email, replace numbers with English alphabet.
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Areff
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| Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 12:00 am
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netizen wrote:
| Quote: | One time when I said 'branches' instead of 'branch offices'
for the next sentence, people puzzled. So I want to check
with experts here to see if 'branches' can be used.
Our company has ____ in many major metropolitan cities.
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It depends on what sort of entity or enterprise you're talking about, but
to be on the safe side I'd use "branch offices". Banks and libraries have
branches in Lamerica.
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Steny '08! |
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R H Draney
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| Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 12:01 am
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Areff filted:
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It depends on what sort of entity or enterprise you're talking about, but
to be on the safe side I'd use "branch offices". Banks and libraries have
branches in Lamerica.
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Yes, libraries...I remember musing idly at the sign on one of Phoenix's
libraries: "Saguaro Branch"...that's silly, sez I...saguaros don't *have*
branches..."arms", yes, but not branches....
Later I realized that *all* the branches of the Phoenix Public Library were
named for desert plants ("Mesquite Branch", "Agave Branch", "Palo Verde
Branch"), few of which (as it happens) are dendritic in configuration...what had
thrown me was that the one nearest my home was the "Century Branch", and I
hadn't interpreted the name as referring to the oranger cousin of the datil
yucca....r |
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Mark Barratt
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| Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 12:02 am
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R H Draney wrote:
| Quote: | Later I realized that all the branches of the Phoenix Public
Library were named for desert plants ("Mesquite Branch", "Agave
Branch", "Palo Verde Branch"), few of which (as it happens) are
dendritic in configuration...what had thrown me was that the
one nearest my home was the "Century Branch", and I hadn't
interpreted the name as referring to the oranger cousin of the
datil yucca....r
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Damn! You leave the French Windows open for half an hour after
sunset - next thing you know the room is full of botanists.
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Mark Barratt
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R H Draney
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| Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 12:03 am
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Mark Barratt filted:
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R H Draney wrote:
Later I realized that all the branches of the Phoenix Public
Library were named for desert plants ("Mesquite Branch", "Agave
Branch", "Palo Verde Branch"), few of which (as it happens) are
dendritic in configuration...what had thrown me was that the
one nearest my home was the "Century Branch", and I hadn't
interpreted the name as referring to the oranger cousin of the
datil yucca....r
Damn! You leave the French Windows open for half an hour after
sunset - next thing you know the room is full of botanists.
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You think that's bad, we should discuss Tyrone, New Mexico...once (or several
times) a company town for copper-mining concern Phelps Dodge Corporation, all
the streets are named for copper-bearing or associated minerals...consequently,
getting directions to a friend's house can require a degree in geology: "come
into town on Calcite, make a left on Chalcopyrite, then past Chalcedony to
Chalcocite, right at Chrysocolla, and it's on the corner just before you get to
Cuprite"....
(I'm surprised nobody has yet pounced on "oranger")....r |
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