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Aug 9, 2017 13:28
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A corporate credit or charge card is usually used to pay for...

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"A corporate credit or charge card is usually used to pay for business expenses related to travel or entertainment."

Reading 1: Focus is on "a corporate credit or charge card". The purpose of the sentence is to explain what these cards are.
Reading 2: Focus is on "business expenses related to travel or entertainment." The purpose of the sentence is to explain what is usually used to pay for such expenses.

My reading is 1, but what do you think about this?
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Discussion

philgoddard Aug 9, 2017:
You're welcome! I like English-English questions like this, because you realise that distinctions that don't exist in your own language can be important in other people's.
Lincoln Hui (asker) Aug 9, 2017:
Thanks Phil!
philgoddard Aug 9, 2017:
We got there in the end! It's reading 1. It's part of the question, explaining what corporate charge cards are. That may seem obvious, but market researchers have to ensure that their questions are not misunderstood.
Lincoln Hui (asker) Aug 9, 2017:
Before: "Do you have a corporate credit or charge card provided by your company?"
After: "What is your company’s policy regarding using credit cards to pay for business expenses related to travel or entertainment?"
AllegroTrans Aug 9, 2017:
I agree with Phil. More of the text is needed.
philgoddard Aug 9, 2017:
You say "it follows a question", but you still haven't told us whether it's part of a question, or an answer. That's why I'm asking you to tell us what it says before and after this sentence, since it will affect your translation.
Lincoln Hui (asker) Aug 9, 2017:
It follows a question that asks, "Do you have a corporate credit or charge card provided by your company?"
polyglot45 Aug 9, 2017:
My reading for travel and entertainment expenses, payment is made using a company card, i.e. the employee does not use his or her private credit/debit card and then get refunded but pays with the company credit/debit card
philgoddard Aug 9, 2017:
But what is the context? Is this part of a question, or an answer? What does the document actually say?
Lincoln Hui (asker) Aug 9, 2017:
The follow-up questions ask the respondent what their company policies are concerning paying for business travel/entertainment expenses, how often they've used company cards for business travel/entertainment expenses, etc.

The survey, in general, seems to concern corporate cards, which is why I chose the first reading. But even in this context it can conceivably refer to the second reading - a small difference that would require a different translation.
philgoddard Aug 9, 2017:
It depends on the context. What is this document: a general statement about charge cards, or a specific organisation's procedures?
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