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A: word request (name for an MP3 file)

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Hot damn, I got 200 rep for that! :)

@Ilan I couldn't find anything either c:

Seems like a law term.

@Iplodman You earned it!

Thanks! ;)

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Q: To be up for the task

For the Coach Karter movie: -- Nice to see you again, Mr. Karter. -- You too ma'am. If the offer still stands I'd like to coach the team. -- Well, I hope you're up for the task. These young men need discipline. I don't understand the exact meaning of that up for the task here. I could g...

meaning

I think someone could add that up to the task is not quite the same as up for the task.

9:17 PM

Sometimes c:

is this sentence ok:

"The undertaken rotations were as follows:"

I up to for more connotes readiness to do so more than up for.

@Ilan What is rotations meant to mean?

Graphic Design 2months, Print/CMYK 1 month, Web 1 month

different departments

is the sentence ok?

Makes sense.

But maybe rotation is better.

hm

9:22 PM

I prefer something more direct, like job rotation.

there were 7 rotations

so, I should probably use plural form

This is tricky. To me it sounds like it's about 7 jobs of one employee in the same rotation.

nop

every department is called Rotation

This is why we can't consider a sentence without its context.

@Ilan Eh? That's weird.

hm

9:28 PM

Maybe tasks?

Oh, I see. By "rotation", do you mean "rotation period"?

(The period of rotation of the Graphic Design department is 2 months, of Print/CMYK is 1 month, etc.)

yep

rotations is an official term

It's used a little differently from the (job) rotation I know.

so if the rotations is an official term, is this sentence ok -

The undertaken rotations were as follows:

Yup, seems like it.

9:40 PM

The problem is I don't know how it was officially defined in your context. (I assume that it was explicitly defined in your context.)

(For me, it was as if I heard someone say: The rotations of the three sound waves were 3 seconds, 5 seconds, and 8 seconds.)

health.ucsd.edu/SPECIALTIES/NUTRITION/INTERNSHIPS/Pages/…

for example

just googled it

An interesting use of rotation.

> Dietetic Interns will spend seven weeks in food service/management rotations

> Dietetic interns will spend 10 weeks in Outpatient/Community Nutrition rotations

> Dietetic interns will spend approximately three weeks in staff relief during their food service management and clinical nutrition rotation.

Why is it rotation in the last example?

because it is ONE department

"food service management and clinical nutrition"

so, back to question I can use:

Is it so?

The undertaken rotations were as follows:

(i dont know exactly)

9:47 PM

> "food service/management rotations"

> "A strong clinical nutrition department allows for opportunity to provide nutrition care for complex patients across the life span"

Here is what I think is their usage: rotation is countable. However, I'm not sure what rotation is associated with, with a person, or with a department.

Or with something else.

(I'm sorry. I'm just more familiar with the uncountable rotation, unless it's really countable, in the sense of "cycles".)

> Dietetic intern will spend 18 weeks in inpatient clinical rotation and 2 weeks of clinical staff relief

there are a lot of

google.com/…

rotations

I think it's fair to say that that one is uncountable.