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I have heard that construction can be done quickly, well or cheap - any two of those three, but never all three. I've heard the same two out of three choice from design engineers.
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Originally Posted By: BranShea: Workmen and owner discussing some repairs on my opposite neighbour's roof. Workman: " Does this mean it only needs constructive repairs or should they be cosmetic as well?"
Latishya: That sounds like a practical and sensible question.
Sure, but I wasn't thinking about practical or costs. I was amused thinking about how fifteen years ago the man still would have asked: "Do you want have it just repaired or shall I also make something nice of it?"
I mean, the two years of preparatory theoretical lessons apparently payed off.
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My first thought was that constructive repairs is somewhat tautologous. I'm not sure anyone offers destructive repairs (though you could argue that as a definition for cleaning). And I've never heard constructive used as the (insert fancy grammatical term here) of construct (cf construe).
Sometimes I really wish I'd paid more attention in English.
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"Constructive repairs" might be a tautology, but "only ... constructive repairs" isn't.
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Doc, I translated these words from Dutch directly. I am aware that these terms may not be in use in English this way.
The exact words were 'constructieve reparatie' and 'cosmetische reparatie' and it made me chuckle. I would say: " Skipp the posh words and do a good job for a posh pay"
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