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is capable of

English translation: "is able to" would be better

18:43 Oct 15, 2013
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Human Resources / recruitment
English term or phrase: is capable of
I have experience in the editorial process and I manage web searchers and social networks in the interest of producing the best finished product: a text that is capable of communicate a clear and concrete message.
rodrigorue
Mexico
Selected answer:"is able to" would be better
Explanation:
If you use "is capable of" it must be followed by the present participle: "is capable of communicating". This is grammatically correct, but in my opinion it would be better to say "a text that is able to communicate..."
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:00
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4 +4"is able to" would be better
Jack Doughty
4that manages to
Patricia ONeill
4omit it!
B D Finch


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
"is able to" would be better


Explanation:
If you use "is capable of" it must be followed by the present participle: "is capable of communicating". This is grammatically correct, but in my opinion it would be better to say "a text that is able to communicate..."

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:00
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 46
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: though "capable of communicating" is OK too
9 mins
  -> Thank you. Yes, I just think "is able to" is a neater way of putting it.
agree  Tony M
10 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Henk Sanderson
36 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Edith Kelly
10 hrs
  -> Thank you.
neutral  David Moore (X): While in principle, this is correct, I feel, like BDF, that this is essentially less than idela, due to the element of doubt underlying it.
14 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
that manages to


Explanation:
a text that manages to communicate a clear and concrete message

would be another option

Patricia ONeill
Local time: 11:00
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
omit it!


Explanation:
... a text that communicates a clear and concrete message.

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Note added at 14 hrs (2013-10-16 09:07:04 GMT)
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... is capable of / able to / can etc. all introduce uncertainty; i.e. the text is able to communicate a clear and concrete message, but might fail to do so. It is also a weak statement.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 16:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
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