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English translation: logic

03:20 Jan 13, 2006
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Food & Drink
English term or phrase: sentence
This product is a spray dried formula for healthy infants from birth when they are not breast fed. The product contains essential vitamins and minerals based on the composition of breast milk and known to be essential for the development of the infant.

I want to know whether this product contains vitamins and minerals which are known to be essential for the development of the infant or whether this product is known to be essential for the development of the infant?
Sanjiv Sadan (X)
Local time: 04:31
Selected answer:logic
Explanation:
logic leads me to believe that this product contains vitamins and minerals which are known to be essential

otherwise, what would human beings have done before?
Selected response from:

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 17:01
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +11logic
RHELLER
4 +7the vitamins and minerals are known to be essential
NancyLynn
5 +4see explanation
Refugio
4 +4vitamins and minerals which are known to be essential for the development
Brie Vernier


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +11
logic


Explanation:
logic leads me to believe that this product contains vitamins and minerals which are known to be essential

otherwise, what would human beings have done before?

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 17:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marina Soldati
1 min
  -> thanks, Marina !
agree  Brie Vernier
1 min
  -> thanks, Brie :-)
agree  Can Altinbay
33 mins
  -> thanks, Can :-)
agree  Michael Barnett
1 hr
  -> thanks, Michael :-)
agree  Tony M: // Ooops! Thanks, Rita, for pointing out my slip! Of course that was the whole point... / It's the very absence of ANY verb that means it can ONLY be referring to the v & m's
2 hrs
  -> thanks Dusty but that is part of the asker's question - the original just says known
agree  Gerard Burns Jr.: What Dusty said. Also, note that the writer may have been hoping the consumers might understand it the other way while not being easily accused of misleading them.
6 hrs
  -> or it could simply be trying to save on the number of words or telegraphic style - thanks Gerard :-)
agree  Peter Shortall
9 hrs
  -> thanks, Peter :-)
agree  NancyLynn: and with Dusty and Gerard
10 hrs
  -> thanks Nancy - hope you are doing well :-)
agree  Romanian Translator (X)
17 hrs
  -> thanks, Awana :-)
agree  Mwananchi: I can only agree with Rita.
1 day 8 hrs
  -> thanks, Mwananchi :-)
agree  Jörgen Slet
4 days
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
the vitamins and minerals are known to be essential


Explanation:
it's the ingredients that count, in this case, the vitamins and minerals found in breast milk that are known to be essential in the development of infants.

NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 19:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Can Altinbay
32 mins
agree  RHELLER: quite right :-)
35 mins
agree  Michael Barnett
1 hr
agree  Tony M
2 hrs
agree  Peter Shortall
9 hrs
agree  Romanian Translator (X)
17 hrs
agree  Jörgen Slet
4 days
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
vitamins and minerals which are known to be essential for the development


Explanation:
definitely the former

Brie Vernier
Germany
Local time: 01:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Can Altinbay
32 mins
  -> Thanks, Can
agree  Michael Barnett
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Michael
agree  Tony M
14 hrs
  -> Thanks, Dusty
agree  Jörgen Slet
4 days
  -> Thanks, Jörgen
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
see explanation


Explanation:
It means that the vitamins and minerals which the product contains are known to be essential for the development of the infant. Since breast feeding is universally recognized to be the most ideal form of nutrition for infants, and since breast-fed babies do not consume this product, the product clearly cannot be essential for their development.

Refugio
Local time: 16:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Can Altinbay
31 mins
  -> Thanks, Can
agree  sarahl (X)
40 mins
  -> Thanks, Sarah
agree  Tony M
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Dusty
agree  Jörgen Slet
4 days
  -> Gracias, Jörgen
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