A Allen165 Key Member Joined Aug 8, 2009 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Switzerland Jan 11, 2011 #1 Can a service be said to have a defect? I don't think so, but a service can be defective. Would you agree? Thanks!
Can a service be said to have a defect? I don't think so, but a service can be defective. Would you agree? Thanks!
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Jan 11, 2011 #2 What kind of service, Jasmin?
konungursvia VIP Member Joined Mar 20, 2009 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada Jan 11, 2011 #3 Jasmin165 said: Can a service be said to have a defect? I don't think so, but a service can be defective. Would you agree? Thanks! Click to expand... Technically, you're probably right, but I think most native speakers would reserve the term defective for a manufactured product with a mechanical imperfection.
Jasmin165 said: Can a service be said to have a defect? I don't think so, but a service can be defective. Would you agree? Thanks! Click to expand... Technically, you're probably right, but I think most native speakers would reserve the term defective for a manufactured product with a mechanical imperfection.
A Allen165 Key Member Thread starter Joined Aug 8, 2009 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Switzerland Jan 12, 2011 #4 Rover_KE said: What kind of service, Jasmin? Click to expand... A service to repair something, for example.
Rover_KE said: What kind of service, Jasmin? Click to expand... A service to repair something, for example.
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Jan 12, 2011 #5 I think that if the system were flawed in some way and didn't do as complete or precise a job as others were doing, it might be used.
I think that if the system were flawed in some way and didn't do as complete or precise a job as others were doing, it might be used.