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jdog2050
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 Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:50 pm Post subject: Aussies--aussie english question |
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I'm editing something from an Aussie company.
Would you guys say "catering for" or "catering to"?
As in:
Catering to young learners
Catering for young learners |
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sigmundsmith
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:21 pm Post subject: Re: Aussies--aussie english question |
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| jdog2050 wrote: |
I'm editing something from an Aussie company.
Would you guys say "catering for" or "catering to"?
As in:
Catering to young learners
Catering for young learners |
Catering to... - is a better option but both are acceptable.
Think of it this way, if the product/service is to be sold directly to a certain demographic - in this case, young learners. |
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AussieGav
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Location: Uijeongbu
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| It is "to" for the reasons mentioned above. |
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The evil penguin
Joined: 24 May 2003
Location: Doing something naughty near you.....
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: Aussies--aussie english question |
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| sigmundsmith wrote: |
| jdog2050 wrote: |
I'm editing something from an Aussie company.
Would you guys say "catering for" or "catering to"?
As in:
Catering to young learners
Catering for young learners |
Catering to... - is a better option but both are acceptable.
Think of it this way, if the product/service is to be sold directly to a certain demographic - in this case, young learners. |
I'm probably wrong (i usually am) but i'd assume it depends on the context. I would say "The teacher dumbed down his lesson as he was catering to a class full of korean students". While he was teaching, his wife was busy cooking in the school kitchen. She was catering for the advanced class of Japanese students.
Whether or not an actual distinction applies outside of my own mind- i don't know. But thats what i would generally use the word. |
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Jeff's Cigarettes
Joined: 27 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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I can't believe ur doing editing if u need to ask...  |
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jdog2050
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Jeff's Cigarettes wrote: |
| I can't believe ur doing editing if u need to ask... |
AWESOME COMMENTARY. |
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Chris_Dixon
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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I think its catering for??? (both are right, but im pretty sure for is used)
You guys aussies??? |
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The evil penguin
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Chris_Dixon wrote: |
I think its catering for??? (both are right, but im pretty sure for is used)
You guys aussies??? |
I see it as being somehting on the lines of 'direction of action'. I'm sure there is actually a proper grammatical term for it somewhere.
Such as: I am doing it to my friends sister. We are doing it for my internet audience.
Same kind of distinction as 'talking to' and talking 'with'. Subtle differences in meaning. Pedantics. |
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Thewhiteyalbum
Joined: 13 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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Depends on the context. I would say 'to' in this context.
But what I want to know is what has it got to do with being 'aussie'? Do we not all use the same grammar? grammar is either correct or incorrect and it doesn't matter whether you are a Brit, American, Aussie. Am I right? |
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jdog2050
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Thewhiteyalbum wrote: |
Depends on the context. I would say 'to' in this context.
But what I want to know is what has it got to do with being 'aussie'? Do we not all use the same grammar? grammar is either correct or incorrect and it doesn't matter whether you are a Brit, American, Aussie. Am I right? |
Not necessarily. I'm from Illinois and we constantly finish sentences with prepositions. |
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michaelambling
Joined: 31 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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Oh boy.
Catering for students = making them sandwiches
Catering to students = providing them with services
And, yes, you should not be editing... |
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michaelambling
Joined: 31 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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| jdog2050 wrote: |
| Thewhiteyalbum wrote: |
Depends on the context. I would say 'to' in this context.
But what I want to know is what has it got to do with being 'aussie'? Do we not all use the same grammar? grammar is either correct or incorrect and it doesn't matter whether you are a Brit, American, Aussie. Am I right? |
Not necessarily. I'm from Illinois and we constantly finish sentences with prepositions. |
And you think that's an Illinois thing?  |
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jdog2050
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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| michaelambling wrote: |
Oh boy.
Catering for students = making them sandwiches
Catering to students = providing them with services
And, yes, you should not be editing... |
DAVE'S ESL CAFE.
What do you mean "do I think it's an Illinois thing?" It is.
Anyway, I was going to change the brochure regardless, just checking to see if it's an Aussie thing. We've checked stuff from this company before (A big name company, but I won't name it), and it's becoming obvious that their editing is shoddier than we'd expect from a western "finished" product. That, on top of the fact that there's plenty of Aussie-isms in their texts that I have to clean up. In other words, it was such a glaring error, repeated about twice in the document, that I had to check more out of curiosity.
The assholery on this board...
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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| The evil penguin wrote: |
Such as: I am doing it to my friends sister. We are doing it for my internet audience.
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Quote of the week. |
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jkelly80
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
Location: you boys like mexico?
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Thewhiteyalbum wrote: |
Depends on the context. I would say 'to' in this context.
But what I want to know is what has it got to do with being 'aussie'? Do we not all use the same grammar? grammar is either correct or incorrect and it doesn't matter whether you are a Brit, American, Aussie. Am I right? |
British English: "I'd you to come all this way and it's not ready"
Am. English "I'd hate FOR you to come all this way and it's not ready"
Is one correct or incorrect? No. Prepositions differ from country to country and dialect to dialect, and these differences must be considered if you're going to be an editor. |
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