EQOTD - English Question of the Day - verbalized transition
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But then it sounds like manager-speak: "We're transitioning you to Tiera Del Fuego."
Nah, that would be "We're transferring you to Tiera Del Fuego."
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Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
The present tense verb form of 'transition' is 'transition'
Cool! I actually had no clue that was the case - thanks!
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Transition is noun or adjective in usage, from the verb to transit (see Chambers Dictionary - the best). You could say that a transition occurs from Foos to Bars, or that the Foos undergo a state transition to Bars. Or you could just say they change state. [edit]I would bet that Dalek Dave knows the answer - can you hear us Dave?[/edit]
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in which case you need to use gambolled or frolicked and possibly an adverb such as gaily or daintily. Docs would be far more readable if the fleet-footed foo frolicked daintily from A to B
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Well, its a transitive verb innit? Actually, I'd have thought the word 'change' would be the best most appropriate verb in your example.
Regards, Rob Philpott.
Rob Philpott wrote:
thought the word 'change' would be the best
But, but... change sounds so... readable. ;)
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what is wrong with transit? it is a verb[^] as well as a noun. :)
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Transit in my mind has physicality in that some object is moving from point A to point B via some medium, rather than the more abstruse state-change of a non physical entity.
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Transit in my mind has physicality in that some object is moving from point A to point B via some medium, rather than the more abstruse state-change of a non physical entity.
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you still need to move a lot of electrons to get one state to transit to another one. :laugh:
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So, I'm writing some documentation that's sprinkled of the text "state transition". To get a natural text flow I need say that the Foos and Bars [make verb of transition] to a new state. What the heck is the present tense of the verb-form of transition? Neither *.reference.com nor Google Translate is helpful enough on this. :sigh:
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Johann Gerell wrote:
What the heck is the present tense of the verb-form of transition
transition is also a verb. So you would say "Foos and Bars transitions to a new state"
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what is wrong with transit? it is a verb[^] as well as a noun. :)
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except that transit means to travel. so is Foo traveling from state a to b? Or is it transitioning? Or changing.
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except that transit means to travel. so is Foo traveling from state a to b? Or is it transitioning? Or changing.
ahmed zahmed wrote:
so is Foo traveling from state a to b? Or is it transitioning? Or changing.
all of the above. And for me the shortest word wins. :)
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So, I'm writing some documentation that's sprinkled of the text "state transition". To get a natural text flow I need say that the Foos and Bars [make verb of transition] to a new state. What the heck is the present tense of the verb-form of transition? Neither *.reference.com nor Google Translate is helpful enough on this. :sigh:
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Transite? :-D
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So, I'm writing some documentation that's sprinkled of the text "state transition". To get a natural text flow I need say that the Foos and Bars [make verb of transition] to a new state. What the heck is the present tense of the verb-form of transition? Neither *.reference.com nor Google Translate is helpful enough on this. :sigh:
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Transit. Anyone who says otherwise is a traitor.
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So, I'm writing some documentation that's sprinkled of the text "state transition". To get a natural text flow I need say that the Foos and Bars [make verb of transition] to a new state. What the heck is the present tense of the verb-form of transition? Neither *.reference.com nor Google Translate is helpful enough on this. :sigh:
-- Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time - Bertrand Russel
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So, I'm writing some documentation that's sprinkled of the text "state transition". To get a natural text flow I need say that the Foos and Bars [make verb of transition] to a new state. What the heck is the present tense of the verb-form of transition? Neither *.reference.com nor Google Translate is helpful enough on this. :sigh:
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Make up a new word - "vestized". It's derived from the word "transvestite"...
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So, I'm writing some documentation that's sprinkled of the text "state transition". To get a natural text flow I need say that the Foos and Bars [make verb of transition] to a new state. What the heck is the present tense of the verb-form of transition? Neither *.reference.com nor Google Translate is helpful enough on this. :sigh:
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Johann Gerell wrote: So, I'm writing some documentation that's sprinkled of the text "state transition". To get a natural text flow I need say that the Foos and Bars [make verb of transition] to a new state. What the heck is the present tense of the verb-form of transition? Neither *.reference.com nor Google Translate is helpful enough on this. Hi Johann, Suggestions : 1. "the Foos and Bars then change state to ... : " : "transition to" would also be acceptable English, but I think the first example is simpler and clearer. 2. for "some documentation that's sprinkled of the text 'state transition'." try : "documentation that frequently uses the phrase "state transition" best, Bill
"Many : not conversant with mathematical studies, imagine that because it [the Analytical Engine] is to give results in numerical notation, its processes must consequently be arithmetical, numerical, rather than algebraical and analytical. This is an error. The engine can arrange and combine numerical quantities as if they were letters or any other general symbols; and it fact it might bring out its results in algebraical notation, were provisions made accordingly." Ada, Countess Lovelace, 1844
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So, I'm writing some documentation that's sprinkled of the text "state transition". To get a natural text flow I need say that the Foos and Bars [make verb of transition] to a new state. What the heck is the present tense of the verb-form of transition? Neither *.reference.com nor Google Translate is helpful enough on this. :sigh:
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<heavily suppressing the need to say something funny> The past.p. verb form is transitioned. Pres.p. transitioning. Sic transit gloria mundi
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Johann Gerell wrote: So, I'm writing some documentation that's sprinkled of the text "state transition". To get a natural text flow I need say that the Foos and Bars [make verb of transition] to a new state. What the heck is the present tense of the verb-form of transition? Neither *.reference.com nor Google Translate is helpful enough on this. Hi Johann, Suggestions : 1. "the Foos and Bars then change state to ... : " : "transition to" would also be acceptable English, but I think the first example is simpler and clearer. 2. for "some documentation that's sprinkled of the text 'state transition'." try : "documentation that frequently uses the phrase "state transition" best, Bill
"Many : not conversant with mathematical studies, imagine that because it [the Analytical Engine] is to give results in numerical notation, its processes must consequently be arithmetical, numerical, rather than algebraical and analytical. This is an error. The engine can arrange and combine numerical quantities as if they were letters or any other general symbols; and it fact it might bring out its results in algebraical notation, were provisions made accordingly." Ada, Countess Lovelace, 1844
BillWoodruff wrote:
What the heck is the present tense of the verb-form of transition?
Which one? Simple present: I transition you transition He/she/it transitions etc. transition Present continuous: Simple present: I am transitioning you are transitioning He/she/it is transitioning etc. are transitioning Present perfect: I have transitioned you have transitioned he/she/it has transitioned etc. has transitioned Passive voice: I am transitioned you are transitioned he/she/it is transitioned etc. are transitioned Is that enough, or should I continue? (edit to add the passive)
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Transit. Anyone who says otherwise is a traitor.
Steve Westbrook wrote:
Transit. Anyone who says otherwise is a traitor.
I'm a tractor, then. (And tractors can't type)
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Transition is noun or adjective in usage, from the verb to transit (see Chambers Dictionary - the best). You could say that a transition occurs from Foos to Bars, or that the Foos undergo a state transition to Bars. Or you could just say they change state. [edit]I would bet that Dalek Dave knows the answer - can you hear us Dave?[/edit]
Richard MacCutchan wrote:
Transition is noun or adjective in usage, from the verb to transit (see Chambers Dictionary - the best). You could say that a transition occurs from Foos to Bars, or that the Foos undergo a state transition to Bars.
Cute, but (as you'd expect from Chambers) wrong. Transition is also an intransitive verb.
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BillWoodruff wrote:
What the heck is the present tense of the verb-form of transition?
Which one? Simple present: I transition you transition He/she/it transitions etc. transition Present continuous: Simple present: I am transitioning you are transitioning He/she/it is transitioning etc. are transitioning Present perfect: I have transitioned you have transitioned he/she/it has transitioned etc. has transitioned Passive voice: I am transitioned you are transitioned he/she/it is transitioned etc. are transitioned Is that enough, or should I continue? (edit to add the passive)
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Mark Wallace wrote: " BillWoodruff wrote: ... ... "What the heck is the present tense of the verb-form of transition?" " Mark, you mis-quote : I did not say those words : the OP said those words. I fail to understand the purpose of the long "fantasia" following the mis-quote that you posted : but are you sure you got everything fully purged there ? :) Perhaps I did not mention to the OP that "transition" is a noun, and not a verb, for a reason, like feeling he didn't really want an "English lesson," just a quick example of proper usage. "change to" ... in the context of "computer programming" and "state" ... is clear, direct, unequivocal, and perfectly acceptable in the context of technical documentation. "Transition" would be appropriate in some technical contexts, for example : "when the user makes the transition from modeless interaction with the user interface to a "modal" form of use, like when using the 'Print Preview' dialog ..." To me "transition to" is awkward, very much second best, barely acceptable, and forms like "transitioning" (a warped gerundive if I've ever seen one) would be absolutely unacceptable. The root form of the word, "transit," when "forced" to be a verb, has a meaning which is inappropriate for programming, but once, long ago, was appropriate in astronomy, as in "when Venus transits the sun." But, I could be dead wrong, I've only been doing paid technical proof-reading and editing since 1963. There's always something new to learn, and technical lexicons evolve also, spawning neologisms, as well as "fossilizing" archaic remnants like "printf" or "let," and sometimes "demonizing" terms, like "goto." Gods forbid any new technology, like WPF, not arrive wrapped in its own special blanket of language usage, and a whole set of arbitrary "buzzwords" :) best, Bill
"Many : not conversant with mathematical studies, imagine that because it [the Analytical Engine] is to give results in numerical notation, its processes must consequently be arithmetical, numerical, rather than algebraical and analytical. This is an error. The engine can arrange and combine numerical quantities as if they were letters or any other general symbols; and it fact it might bring out its results in algebraical notation, were provisions made accordingly." Ada, Countess Lovelace, 1844
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