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Bus/Financial - Finance (general) | | German term or phrase: An diesem Tagesordnungspunkt teilnehmen | This is from an agenda.
Wirtschaftsplanung
Muendlicher Bericht
An diesem Tagesordnungspunkt nehmen Ms. X sowie die Herren A und B um 11:00 Uhr teil.
I know a number of times this construction has been used. Should one understand this to mean that they addressed this agenda item (spoke up) or merely that they joined the meeting at this time (mid-stream)?
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|  Ron StelterKudoZ activityQuestions: 1481 (none open) ( 16 closed without grading) Answers: 304
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| | Ms. X etc participated in the discussion of the agenda item at 11 a.m. | Explanation:
Minutes can be written in the present tense (as is done in Germany) or in the past tense. Here the past tense is recommended:
http://elimina.com/insights/min-practices.htm
I don't think the issue of when they joined the meeting is discussed here.
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Note added at 22 hrs 36 mins (2005-06-21 01:23:08 GMT)
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Correction: since this is an agenda item and not the minutes of the meeting, the future tense would make sense. Ms. X and Mssrs. A and B will contribute to this agenda item at 11:00 a.m. - or participate in the discussion of this agenda item.
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Kim Metzger
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Local time: 21:11
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18 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 this agenda item will be with the participation of Ms. X ... as of 11 am
Explanation:
it is not clear from the contextr whether these people will speak up or simply attend the meeting. I therefore suggest to use a non-commital PARTICIPATE/PARTICIPATION which leaves the door open either way.
Good luck, Ron.
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