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induces farmers to an excessive consumption

English translation: induces excessive consumption of water by farmers

15:23 Jun 24, 2009
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Science - Agriculture
English term or phrase: induces farmers to an excessive consumption
'decoupling payments from the actual use of water induces farmers to an excessive consumption'

Is this sentence acceptable in English?

I always thought that s.b. or s.t. induces s.b. to DO s.t.: in other words there should be a verb in place of the noun 'excessive consumption', shouldn't there?
Lietta Warren-Granato
Italy
Local time: 02:45
Selected answer:induces excessive consumption of water by farmers
Explanation:
I agree with you that "induce to" doesn't sound right.

There are a number of ways of rewording it altogether: e.g. encourages farmers to use excessive amounts of water.
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Armorel Young
Local time: 01:45
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +5induces excessive consumption of water by farmers
Armorel Young
3 +5makes farmers consume exesive or excessively...
José J. Martínez
4 +1induce excessive water consumption by farmers OR induces farmers to excessively consume water
Suzan Hamer
4 -3Right, as said.
claudia bagnardi


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
induces excessive consumption of water by farmers


Explanation:
I agree with you that "induce to" doesn't sound right.

There are a number of ways of rewording it altogether: e.g. encourages farmers to use excessive amounts of water.

Armorel Young
Local time: 01:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jocelyne S: I don't think the original is necessarily wrong, but it would certainly sound better reworded. IMO, it's the "an" that makes it sound clunky (it could also be "induces farmers to consume excessively" - but I prefer your suggestion).
23 mins
agree  Trudy Peters: I like your version.
30 mins
agree  B D Finch: I do think the original is wrong. Farmers may be induced ["to" as part of verb infinitive] something, not induced to (as preposition) [noun].
1 hr
agree  Rachel Fell: I don't think "induce" shouldd be there at all really; agree with BD; the "an" makes it sound translated... "leads to excessive water consumption by farmers"
17 hrs
agree  juvera: encourages...
1 day 5 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
makes farmers consume exesive or excessively...


Explanation:
Many ways to phrase that.

José J. Martínez
United States
Local time: 17:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty: Yes, consume excess water or consume water excessively.
17 mins
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): It could still be 'induces to' but it needs to be followed by a verb.
25 mins
agree  cmwilliams (X): yes, I agree with Jack. You could also use 'induces/encourages farmers to consume...'
30 mins
neutral  B D Finch: Of course, it doesn't "make" the farmers do anything at all; they are free to be responsible and not consume excessive quantities of water, even if there is no financial incentive.
1 hr
agree  robin25
6 days
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
8 days
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -3
Right, as said.


Explanation:
Some references:
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claudia bagnardi
Local time: 21:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Armorel Young: That's not what your references show, since none of them contains the construction "induces to + noun", which is what we have in the asker's text
42 mins
  -> You are absolutely right about the references. I took the wrong ones. I post the correct ones. Yet, I still think induce + to + noun is correct. Saludos Armorel.
disagree  Angela Dickson (X): I'm afraid your later references all look like machine translations
55 mins
disagree  B D Finch: Agree with Angela. Quoting a shed load of citations in bad English, doesn't make this construction correct.
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
induce excessive water consumption by farmers OR induces farmers to excessively consume water


Explanation:
Very similar to other answers, but I feel just a tad tighter.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-06-24 16:45:01 GMT)
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Of course, I mean induceS excessive water consumption...

Suzan Hamer
Netherlands
Local time: 02:45
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): I like the first option.
4 hrs
  -> Hi Tina. Thanks.
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