[Grammar] Approach for automatic flushing.

[tedmc]

I would write "...urinals which I took the photos" since the location is not important.

 

[kadioguy]

I would write "...urinals which I took the photos" since the location is not important.

For your version, should it be "...urinals of which I took the photos"? Because we say 'take photos of something'.

 

[Rover_KE]

Does it take all those Chinese ideograms to say Approach for automatic flushing?

I should have asked sooner, but are we talking about a urinal

or a toilet?

 

[tedmc]

Yes, or more naturally "... urinals (which/that) I took photos of."

I know the preposition "of" is required, strictly speaking. But can it be dropped as something that is understood?

 

[Rover_KE]

No.

 

[kadioguy]

Does it take all those Chinese ideograms to say Approach for automatic flushing?

Not really. The Chinese language on the sign says things in more detail. I'll try to translate:

Stand close, please. The infrared sensor will be activated and the flushing system will start to work when you approach. Please keep the floor clean while urinating (which implies: be careful not to let the urine drop onto the floor).

I should have asked sooner, but are we talking about a urinal or a toilet?

For me, I am talking about a toilet.

So could members help with this?

a. Yes, it is also the case for the urinals where I took the photo.

b. Yes, it is also the case for the urinals in the washroom where I took the photo.

Do both work? Or only one of them?

 

[GoesStation]

I would write "...urinals which I took the photos" since the location is not important.

That's incorrect. It lacks a preposition.

 

[Rover_KE]

a. Yes, it is also the case for the urinals where I took the photo.

b. Yes, it is also the case for the urinals in the washroom where I took the photo.

Do both work? Or only one of them?

They both work for me.

 

[Skrej]

Stand close, please. The infrared sensor will be activated and the flushing system will start to work when you approach. Please keep the floor clean while urinating (which implies: be careful not to let the urine drop onto the floor).

So basically this:

 

[SoothingDave]

We aim to please
You aim too, please

 

[tedmc]

a. Yes, it is also the case for the urinals where I took the photo.

The above sentence does sound logical to me. "Where" implies that you took the photo at the urinals. How could one take a photo of the urinal at the urinal?
I would say you took the photo at the toilet, not at the urinal.

 

[emsr2d2]

The above sentence does sound logical to me. "Where" implies that you took the photo at the urinals. How could one take a photo of the urinal at the urinal?
I would say you took the photo at the toilet, not at the urinal.

I would have thought that at the urinal is the perfect place to take a photo of the urinal (as long as you can operate your phone camera with one hand, of course)!