Jun 8, 2005 12:31
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withdrew from
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2004: it accomplished the yearly output of 70, 000 tons with the output value of over RMB 400,000,000 yuan, consequently becoming an iron oxide pigment manufacturer that ranked fourth in the world and first in Asia in its trade, and at the end of that year he withdrew from Huang and established Zhejiang Joint Pigment Co., Ltd with his management personnel.
question: Is the "withdrew from" used correctly?
TIA!!!
question: Is the "withdrew from" used correctly?
TIA!!!
Responses
| 5 +2 | OK, but see note; spun off from |
Paul Dixon
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| 4 +4 | pulled out of |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 4 +1 | left/resigned from |
John Bowden
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OK, but see note; spun off from
My view is that the "he" before the "withdrew" should be "it", referring to the company, so "spun off from" would be a better option I feel. Similarly, "his management personnel" would probably be "its management personnel".
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Can Altinbay
: Good point. If it really *is* "he", the sentence needs to be restructured. It wouldn't hurt to use shorter sentences in any case.
10 mins
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| agree |
Alfa Trans (X)
22 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all for kind help! The original document is not well written. "
+4
1 min
pulled out of
have difficulty in following the "it" and "he" in your text. Are we talking about a person or a firm or both. The text as it is is confusing
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
swisstell
2 mins
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| agree |
Kim Metzger
: And I see no reason why "withdrew" wouldn't be correct. Pulled out of is another way to put it.
1 hr
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| agree |
Ernesto de Lara
2 hrs
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| agree |
jennifer newsome (X)
3 hrs
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+1
2 hrs
left/resigned from
"At the end of that year he *left* Huang and established Zhejiang Joint Pigment Co., Ltd with his management personnel"
Assuming Huang is the name of a company, the simplest option is "he left Huang" - if you want to be a bit more formal, use "resigned from Huang".
Assuming Huang is the name of a company, the simplest option is "he left Huang" - if you want to be a bit more formal, use "resigned from Huang".
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