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meaning of "to be transferred" #1 (permalink) Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:53 pm   meaning of "to be transferred"
 

Hi All,

Please tell me if the below sentence is correct.

Please note that the limit for the mails to be transferred successfully is 5 MB.

Thanks,
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meaning of "to be transferred" #2 (permalink) Tue Feb 20, 2007 14:21 pm   meaning of "to be transferred"
 

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Please note that the size limit for successfully transferring mail is 5 MB.
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meaning of "to be transferred" #3 (permalink) Tue Feb 20, 2007 15:26 pm   meaning of "to be transferred"
 

This is an interesting question with an interesting answer. This is where most non-English speakers make mistakes: we cannot think like English speakers...
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meaning of "to be transferred" #4 (permalink) Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:54 am   meaning of "to be transferred"
 

Thanks Mister Mycawber.

Yes, Ahmadov is right. For me the word order is not quite clear in this case.
I think that the noun would be mail transferring. When it is the other way round then it sounds for me (for non native English) a little bit strange.

Is it totally wrong when I write?

Please note that the size limit for successfully mail transferring is 5 MB.
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meaning of "to be transferred" #5 (permalink) Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:10 pm   meaning of "to be transferred"
 

Attila wrote:
I think that the noun would be mail transferring.
(...)
Is it totally wrong if I write:

Please note that the size limit for successfully mail transferring is 5 MB?


Yes, I'm afraid it is, Attila. As you correctly stated, 'mail transferring' is a noun, which means that the word needed here is an adjective (like 'successful'), not an adverb -- adverbs modify verbs, while adjectives modify nouns.

So, it should be either 'for successfully transferring mail' or 'for successful mail transferring'.
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meaning of "to be transferred" #6 (permalink) Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:40 pm   meaning of "to be transferred"
 

I had to read your answer 5-6 times to realize the difference between adverbs and adjectives.
Then I began to perceive the importance of the word order in that case.

And thanks for correcting my other mistake, too. (if/when) Wink
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