Is it wrong to say you "made an achievement"?
English translation: Yes, I think it is.
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| is it wrong to say you "made an achievement"? I think the best way is to go with "xxx was/were achieved" Explanation: switching it round .... |
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| is it wrong to say you "made an achievement"? agree with Jane and David: verbalise Explanation: A concordance in the British National Corpus indicates what's typical. http://sara.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/saraWeb?qy=achievement You need to go to the site to see what I mean, as I cxan only copy one sentence here. Results of your search Your query was achievement Here is a random selection of 50 solutions from the 3073 found... A11 66 Radio signalling made more than a debut, helping toward the achievement of one of the decade's miracles, not only the survival but with greater expectation of long life of much of the Highland lines and many more. You will get sentences like this also: 1 er. After 10 tumultous years of substantial achievement and disastrous mistakes, the Sandinistas cont 2 er. After 10 tumultous years of substantial achievement and disastrous mistakes, the Sandinistas cont 3 ays' labour, had become uninterested in his achievement and had delegated responsibility for the rul 4 ch subject. The early 1920s were years of achievement and satisfaction. She exhibited in Paris (sa 5 rly 2,140 organisations -- was in itself an achievement, as Mr Murphy Morobe, of the MDM, noted. I 6 Colonel's wife. Like many women of small achievement, Bo-Bo was generous with advice: "Fru M&osla 7 nd workshops. The Ministry's most notable achievement has been the transformation of the country's 8 nt, won The Queen's Award for Technological Achievement in 1991-- the first time that this award has 9 nce commended a candidate "with a record of achievement" in these revealing terms:"He has consistent 10 e, but set in a historical context it is an achievement. No one expected to reverse the pull of 14 11 total cooling rather than the intermediate achievement of control, leaving a residual but still sev 12 word. The Memphite system represents a high achievement of Egyptian thought and probably had a limite 13 r and his horse. That no longer exists. The achievement of the uprising, says the journalist Nahum Ba 14 and his horse. That no longer exists. "The achievement of the uprising, says the journalist Nahum Ba 15 of the profession and at whatever level of achievement. Over the years Artcare have introduced ma 16 robe, of the MDM, noted. It was a further achievement that delegates from these two, until recentl Corpus evidence would seem to confirm that "achievement" is used without a verb. See also the concordances for "achievement was/were", few to none for " + made": http://sara.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/saraWeb?qy=achievement ... http://sara.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/saraWeb?qy=achievements... Your senetnce should probably be expressed with "be": There were important achievements in regard to..... |
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peer agreement (net): +1| is it wrong to say you "made an achievement"? achievements were realized Explanation: gets nearly 2000 googles for what it' worth |
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| is it wrong to say you "made an achievement"? ''... achievements were scored'' Explanation: http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&q="achievements were score... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 hrs (2007-05-01 10:55:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Alternatıvely, '(remarkable / outstanding etc.) achievements were attained' http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&q="remarkable achievements... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 hrs (2007-05-01 10:59:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- During the reporting periods the following scientific achievements were attained. http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:Iv6d17Di_Z8J:ec.europa.eu... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 hrs (2007-05-01 11:01:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- These achievements were attained through Outreach with forty-nine high schools across Angus, Dundee, Fife, Perth and Kinross. http://www.dundee.ac.uk/learning/wasc/outreach/outreach_offi... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 hrs (2007-05-01 11:02:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "It is not clear whether those early childhood experiences contributed to whatever successes I have enjoyed or whether those achievements were attained in spite of those experiences," Capecchi told an audience in Japan http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/features/capecchi/ -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 hrs (2007-05-01 11:03:42 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- While it was highlighted that striking achievements were attained in poverty reduction, progress was slower in achieving the other goals (United Nations, 2003). http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:QfT6PXf2lmkJ:www.un.org/e... |
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| is it wrong to say you "made an achievement"? achievements were won Explanation: it sounds challenging to me Reference: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1994/vp941... Reference: http://blogs.britannica.com/blog/main/2007/02/the-us-foundin... |
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28 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +16
peer agreement (net): +16| is it wrong to say you "made an achievement"? Yes, I think it is. Explanation: I understand your reasoning, and I can't find anything definite in BBI or other manuals, but "make an achievement" doesn't ring right to me. You can achieve something (a goal, an honor), using the active verb form; you can have a list of achievements (on your CV); but whenever I have to translate "logros" I go to great lengths to avoid the construction you're asking about. I've seen "gain," "win," or "attain" achievements, but they all seem redundant to me. I have no doubt that a gazillion examples can be found on Google, but in my opinion, neither "make" nor "obtain" nor any of the options I listed above makes the grade. For what it's worth, MEW! Good luck and may you continue to achieve great things. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 33 mins (2007-05-01 05:09:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- As for the example David supplied above: If I were editing that text, I would suggest "China has made great strides/remarkable progress in foreign trade this year" OR "China's achievements in foreign trade this year have been remarkable." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 days (2007-05-06 04:16:56 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- You're very welcome; glad to be of help. Lia's right, of course! But this kind of question is really fun to work on. Example sentence(s):
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