14:02 Oct 30 

My first thought on reading this was "they mean additional water". But what gave me pause was The addition of additional water, which led me to think this was redundant.

13:42 Oct 30 

I think we all agree that the water is an addition to the drug (to swallow it). The text says "exterior water" which to me means outside the house. Hits for "external water" refer to water applied on the outside of t he body, as in hydrotherapy, rather than taking the water internally. Taking exterior water internally. I'm cracking up. The idea is supplementary, and as you've voted about 50-50 on the redundancy factor, I'll have to use a qualifier like supplementary or extra. Thanks - I needed this sounding board.

13:16 Oct 30 

in my opinon. Good point SJLD! :)

11:40 Oct 30 

I think that is a possibility S. as I believe that "extérieur" has a scientific reason for being there...

07:13 Oct 30 

I wonder if the original didn't say "extra" (water) - I've occasionally seen this mistranslated as "extérieur".

23:27 Oct 29 

I should have added that I'm not translating, I'm proofreading, and it's one of those H - E - double hockeysticks kind of proofreading jobs, with exterior water and gaseous flux... Thanks for confirming what my poor tired mind believed.

23:09 Oct 29 

totally redundant

23:06 Oct 29 

it's redundant
or... does the "kit" include some ("internal") water?
tnx