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resp.
The beakers are made of high-density Polyethylene (PE-HD) resp. Polypropylene (PP).
What does resp. stand for? The "root" source language could be German (i.e. this resp. could be an English translation of a German word).
I also found in the web: resp. formaldehyde.
Thanks in advance!
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Tony M
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respectively
Here, it probably means they may be made of either... or... — the use of 'respectively' only applies if Beaker A and Beaker B have been specifically mentioned, and one is made of PP while the other is PP.
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Note added at 23 minutes (2014-01-11 08:20:06 GMT)
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By the way, this has come up several times before, I believe, and ought to be findable in the glossary.
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Note added at 23 heures (2014-01-12 07:49:15 GMT)
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No, that's right, Asker: the position in the word order betrays the German origins, as that is the word order that would be used in German.
Your first suggestion is correct, the second version is not normally acceptable in EN grammar. Sometimes, a case may be made for putting 'respectively' in front of the two terms, otherwise it more usually comes at the end — but never in the middle!
| But why the word is put in the middle? I guess it should be "PE-HD and PP resp." instead of "PE-HD resp. PP." Is the latter acceptable in English grammar? |
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