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background (here)

English translation: in dentistry

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English term or phrase:background (here)
Selected answer:in dentistry
Entered by: Kim Metzger

14:53 Aug 12, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Social Sciences - Linguistics / British English
English term or phrase: background (here)
Can you say: an architect with a dental background (He had trained as a dental technician, before embarking on a career in Architecture). Or should one say: an architect with a background in Dentistry?
lafresita (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:34
background in dentistry
Explanation:
Has a more formal ring to it.
Selected response from:

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 11:34
Grading comment
Thanks to all!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +13background in dentistry
Kim Metzger
4 +5previously trained as
David Sirett
5 +1What's wrong with " An architect, with a background in Dentistry"?
Ramesh Madhavan
4 +2with a educational background in Dentistry
Paul Dixon


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
background in dentistry


Explanation:
Has a more formal ring to it.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 11:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 187
Grading comment
Thanks to all!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lora Boisseau: or a dentistry background?
1 min
agree  danya: certainly not dental, 'cause it makes one think the guy has some birth defects :-)
2 mins
  -> Nice point!
agree  Java Cafe
6 mins
agree  Rajan Chopra
9 mins
agree  Armorel Young: small d for dentistry
11 mins
agree  humbird: I don't know what do they say in Britain, but this sure sounds right to me.
15 mins
agree  Martine Brault: better in any english
24 mins
agree  Elena Sgarbo (X)
44 mins
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1 hr
agree  Nanny Wintjens
2 hrs
agree  eccotraduttrice
3 hrs
agree  airmailrpl: -
17 hrs
agree  Jacqueline McKay (X)
22 hrs
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
previously trained as


Explanation:
IMO both "architect with a dental background" and "architect with a background in dentistry" are strange, beccause the dentistry (presumably) has no relation to the architecture. Better to be explicit, on the lines of (depending on context): "former dental technician turned architect" or "previously trained as a dental technician, he took up architecture...", etc.

David Sirett
Local time: 19:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  RHELLER: very strange indeed; I wouldn't put them in the same sentence, since they are unrelated
14 mins
agree  Aisha Maniar: I prefer this wording, especially the second suggestion
1 hr
agree  sarahl (X): yes and dentistry is misleading too, sounds like he was a dentist.
12 hrs
agree  airmailrpl: -
16 hrs
agree  Eva Olsson: I like your suggestions best, although I don't think it is that weird to have the two professions in the same sentence - they are unrelated, but the person unites them, so to speak.
1 day 3 hrs
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
What's wrong with " An architect, with a background in Dentistry"?


Explanation:
I see no problemz in this statement! It is perfectly all right!

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Note added at 54 mins (2004-08-12 15:48:17 GMT)
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\'problems\' not \'problemz\' - Sorry for the typo

Ramesh Madhavan
Local time: 23:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TamilTamil
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  airmailrpl: -
16 hrs
  -> Thanks
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
with a educational background in Dentistry


Explanation:
Sounds fine to me.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 14:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 5

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  airmailrpl: -
15 hrs
agree  moken: Yes, "educational" clarifies the matter. :O)
17 hrs
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