Six cranes tested
Six cranes tested
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Days ago we tested six cranes in a vessel.
To report on that (to give a short name to the job done), should I say "Cranes test" or "Cranes testing"?
What should I use in the subject of an email referred to that?
To report on that (to give a short name to the job done), should I say "Cranes test" or "Cranes testing"?
What should I use in the subject of an email referred to that?
Agustín Tomás





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(no offense meant)
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(name of vessel) Crane Testing
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"If you don't use your head,
your going to have to use your feet."
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I really do not care at all if I am considered obsesive or simply a perfectionist. In Spanish, sure I am!
I wish I had the chance to really learn English properly.
A 99% of people for whom I work is not from Argentina so I do need English, spoken and writen. (Very seldom French and a little more frequently, Portuguese).
Moreover, with 95% of that people I never met (never will) personally. What they get from me, most of the time are my reports on the jobs done and no so often, conversations on the phone if the need arises.
I try to improve albeit I know I am too far from speaking properly.
I was at sea for more than 17 years and another 16 working with foreigners and quite frequently in foreing countries.
Let me tell you, that better you speak/write a language, better chances you have.
And, by the way, what is the purpose of this forum, after all?
Email subjects deserve the same attention as any text where I want to convey ideas, whatever they are.
Si Usted preguntara algo sobre español, yo le contestaría sin dudar.
Agustín Tomás
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Your attitude is commendable.
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Sometimes I wake up Grumpy.
Other times I just let her sleep!
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You shouldn't put down your English language skills too much. As you can see from the variety of responses to your question that it isn't an obvious answer even to a native English speaker, and it might easily have been asked by an English speaker.
Ok there are a few tiny problems with some of your text, but you also correctly use relatively uncommon language such as 'albeit'. I often see worse use of language from native English speakers.
To go back to the original question, I would probably have written "Crane testing", just because it sounds right to me. I'm sure however if you looked much more deeply into the semantics you might come up with another title, but I don't tend to do that too often with email subject headings!
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OK OK...
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Your trick did work, after all!
Thanks to all for the replies!
Agustín Tomás