in use or in used
moongeegee
or
aggressive driver image in used
or
it might be better, if we use as below:
aggressive driver image is in used
Thank you very much in advance.
Jared
Context needed.
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Jared
tony cooper
Context? I can't imagine any context where any would work.
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Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
Peter Moylan
> aggressive driver image in use
> or
> aggressive driver image in used
> or
> it might be better, if we use as below:
> aggressive driver image is in used
"In used" is always wrong. (Except where the "used" belongs to the
following word, like "in used car yards".)
It's not obvious to me what your phrases are supposed to mean, though.
Where would an "aggressive driver image" be in use? You should probably
include the complete sentence, or even a longer passage, so that we can
see what the context is.
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moongeegee
wrote:
I did not make up the phrase; it is a sign along a high way it says
"Aggressive driver image in use"
Leslie Danks
I would guess it means that equipment has been installed to take pictures of
drivers and register those doing naughty things (images of aggressive
drivers). "In use" means that the equipment is switched on--so watch it!
"Aggressive driver image system in use" would be clearer, but perhaps there
was too little space.
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Les
(BrE)
Donna Richoux
> On Jul 22, 10:20 pm, Peter Moylan <inva...@peter.pmoylan.org.invalid>
> wrote:
> > moongeegee wrote:
> > > aggressive driver image in use
> > > or
> > > aggressive driver image in used
> > > or
> > > it might be better, if we use as below:
> > > aggressive driver image is in used
> >
> > "In used" is always wrong. (Except where the "used" belongs to the
> > following word, like "in used car yards".)
> >
> > It's not obvious to me what your phrases are supposed to mean, though.
> > Where would an "aggressive driver image" be in use? You should probably
> > include the complete sentence, or even a longer passage, so that we can
> > see what the context is.
> I did not make up the phrase; it is a sign along a high way it says
> "Aggressive driver image in use"
First, "in use" is normal English. "In used" is not possible.
Second, I'm sure most of us have not heard of "Aggressive Driver
Imaging" -- that's "Imaging" not "image" -- but a little googling shows
that it was a pilot program in Maryland in 1988, and and apparently has
stayed:
March 28, 2005
Just what is the "aggressive driver imaging" that signs on the Beltway
warn us about?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5688-2005Mar27.html
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Best -- Donna Richoux
tony cooper
I doubt that. The sign says "Aggressive Driver Imaging System in use"
or some other term using the word "imaging". Here's one:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/44/140021157_5dd080417d.jpg
and here's another:
http://santoscarnes.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/aggressive-driver-imaging-1.jpg
It is the ADIS that is in use. ADIS produces images and those images
may be used to charge drivers with violations.
In this case, there is a significant difference between "image" and
"imaging". If you don't ask about the right word, you don't get good
answers.
Even with the wrong word, if you provide sufficient context we can
usually figure out the meaning.
Athel Cornish-Bowden
> [ ... ]
> First, "in use" is normal English. "In used" is not possible.
>
> Second, I'm sure most of us have not heard of "Aggressive Driver
> Imaging" -- that's "Imaging" not "image" -- but a little googling shows
> that it was a pilot program in Maryland in 1988, and and apparently has
> stayed:
>
> March 28, 2005
> Just what is the "aggressive driver imaging" that signs on the Beltway
> warn us about?
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5688-2005Mar27.html
You can even see a picture of it at http://santoscarnes.wordpress.com/
(Rather a strange page where it's difficult to discern exactly what the
unifying theme is, though I admite I haven't tried very hard.)
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athel