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From: Scotius <wolvzbro@mnsi.net>
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Subject: Re: Spirally or Spiral?
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 14:23:19 -0700
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On Tue, 4 Oct 2005 21:05:39 +0200, "Johan Branders" <jobra@tiscali.be>
wrote:
>Can anyone help me with the following question?
>
>What is the right expression?
>
>Spiral welded pipes
>or
>Spirally welded pipes
>
>According to Google a huge majority uses "spiral welded". Are they right?
>
>
>Johan
>
>
The term "spirally welded pipes" would not be right if the
pipe was spiral, but the weld was not. If the welding was what was
done "spirally", then that is correct. Saying "spiral welded pipes" is
also okay, but not as good because it makes it sound more like it's
the pipe that's spiral, and not the weld.
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