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to position about

English translation: about = around, near

07:14 Jul 10, 2002
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: to position about
to position one thing about another.

Imho, both words are antinomic and should not be used together, even in patents (known for strange wording).

Right?
fcl
France
Local time: 13:31
Selected answer:about = around, near
Explanation:
This would be UK English. If that's what "about" means in this sentence. Good luck...
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Arthur Borges
China
Local time: 19:31
Grading comment
Question was merely about an assumed discrepancy between "to position" which is precise and "about" which is not.
Thank you,
François
1 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5to place near...
airmailrpl
1 +3about = around, near
Arthur Borges
4to place/ put/ install close/around/ near
Сергей Лузан


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +3
about = around, near


Explanation:
This would be UK English. If that's what "about" means in this sentence. Good luck...

Arthur Borges
China
Local time: 19:31
PRO pts in pair: 23
Grading comment
Question was merely about an assumed discrepancy between "to position" which is precise and "about" which is not.
Thank you,
François

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  edlih_be: sounds good to me.
3 hrs
agree  cheungmo: Yup. UK English
5 hrs
agree  Сергей Лузан
6 days
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to place near...


Explanation:
to position about

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 08:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 1195
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to place/ put/ install close/around/ near


Explanation:
Re.:Roget’s Thesaurus of Synonyms & Antonyms (over 100,000 words)
Good luck, Francois Liger!

Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 14:31
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 49
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