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11-Jul-2008, 11:06
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There is a new RTV cargo return of 46th lot for 4500 pcs xxx, please prepare your China customs document in advance, the estimate arrived date is Aug 20, 2008. |
11-Jul-2008, 11:27
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Originally Posted by Zoe2008  There is a new RTV return cargo from (of) the 46th lot for 4500 pcs xxx. Please prepare your document for China customs in advance since the expected (estimate) date of arrival is Aug 20, 2008. | Delete words in brackets. | | The Following User Says Thank You to sarat_106 For This Useful Post: | |
11-Jul-2008, 13:58
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Say: Chinese customs
or
Chinese customs document
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11-Jul-2008, 14:21
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China Customs would have been correct, right? |
11-Jul-2008, 14:39
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Originally Posted by tedtmc RB
China Customs would have been correct, right? | "China" is not an adjective. "Chinese" is an adjective. On the other hand, I found this: CHINA CUSTOMS Shanghai Guangzhou Customs District
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11-Jul-2008, 15:02
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Originally Posted by RonBee | If you were to search further, you'll find that there is also China Immigration, China Police,etc.
The adjective rule doesn't apply to names I guess. |
11-Jul-2008, 15:35
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Originally Posted by tedtmc If you were to search further, you'd find that there is also China Immigration, China Police,etc.
The adjective rule doesn't apply to names I guess. | I think the key is that those are proper names, and an organization can give itself any name it chooses to.
Usually (with countries) you will see such things as: the French Foreign Legion
the British Secret Service
the Turkish Consulate
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11-Jul-2008, 15:46
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If you were to search further, you'd find that there is also China Immigration, China Police,etc.
RB - why 'would' and not 'will'? |
11-Jul-2008, 15:52
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Originally Posted by tedtmc If you were to search further, you'd find that there is also China Immigration, China Police,etc.
RB - why 'would' and not 'will'? | The verb governs the choice of would or will. If you say "If you search further" then say "you will find that...." But "If you were to search further" creates a conditional, thus "you would find that...."
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