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bieasy

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Hi,

Should I use does or makes in the follwing passage? And is the rest correct?

He does translations from Chinese to English and vice versa.
 
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bieasy said:
Hi,

Should I use does or makes in the follwing passage? And is the rest correct?

He does translations from Chinese to English and vice versa.
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The primary meaning of "makes" is to build, construct, or shape. One can make a house bigger, but does translating.
 
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Can you change it to "He translates from Chinese to English" instead of using "translations" as a noun?
 
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Barb_D said:
Can you change it to "He translates from Chinese to English" instead of using "translations" as a noun?
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That's what I would do.
 
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Yes, if it's more common.
 
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