A new fresh english thread

[Anonyme]

Let's take an example,
move that piece of cable tray to the right (déplace ce morceau de chemin de cable vers la droite)
or this piece ?

You me mettez a big doubt there. I'm not sure now...

 

[pascalformac]

Sinon, j'ai une vrai question : j'ai du mal à saisir la fine nuance entre "package" et "packaging" ... ?

package refers to the object (wrapped , a box)
or
business use : a global offer
( for instance a vacation package could be flight + hotel + meals)

packaging refers to
-the ways to make a package (process , style, material used)
- marketing : the ways something or an idea is presented (in a package or not) to others

 

[nicogala]

Je me disais bien que le "-ing" donnait une connotation "action" au mot... m'enfin je m'étais dis aussi : "parking" c'est assez stationnaire comme mot non ? D'où mon doute... ou alors il y a abus de langage en français qd on emploie des mots anglais à tort et à travers... possible aussi ça.
Merci en tout cas

 

[naas]

in english you never say "parking", you say "car park" or multi storey car park for "parking à étages"

 

[pascalformac]

oh yes you can use the word "parking", but not alone

parking space
parking lot

 

[naas]

yeap !

 

[nicogala]

Et pour "camping" ça marche comment ... "camping car" uniquement

 

[pascalformac]

nope
camping is from "to camp"

=>living in a camp /shelter

but there is another meaning
acting/behaving in a vulgar /artificial/ banal way

 

[Nephou]

Question:
when do i use this or that ?
i always have difficulties between the two

Answer

:while whistling:

 

[naas]

thanks ! : big up: :MDR