Mar 9, 2018 03:49
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English term
unrivalled availability on IELTS test days
English
Bus/Financial
Education / Pedagogy
ELTS
source: https://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/choose-ielts/why-britis...
Does it mean:
1) We're always available for you during the days your students are taking ELTS?
2) Your students have more chance to take our ELTS exam?
or else?
Thanks in advance!
Does it mean:
1) We're always available for you during the days your students are taking ELTS?
2) Your students have more chance to take our ELTS exam?
or else?
Thanks in advance!
Responses
| 4 +3 | most likely an error |
Cristina Crişan
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| 5 | nobody better than us etc. |
David Hollywood
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| 5 -1 | the BC is more available for you than anyone else |
Peter Simon
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References
| error? |
Cristina Crişan
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Responses
+3
8 hrs
Cristina Crişan
Romania
Romania
Romania
Games, Software, Websites, Apps
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
most likely an error
It should read 'unrivalled availability OF IELTS test days'.
Reference provided below.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
-1
2 hrs
Peter Simon
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in English
&
English
Specializes in field
Netherlands
ATA cert.,ENHU transl.,MA,MS, Netherl.
Native in: Hungarian (Variant: Hungary) 
, English (Variant: British) 
Works in: English to Hungarian, Hungarian to English, Dutch to Hungarian, and 2 more.
the BC is more available for you than anyone else
Probably meaning in this context that if you try taking the IELTS test with the BC, the'll be there for you, to help you along the way in more places, with more help, more attention, with more resources, professionality etc.than any other organisation in the world. Unrivalled means incomparable, better than anyone else indeed, but availability as the qualified noun is more difficult to assess, except that the phrases following this initial statement are probably aimed at clarifying it, plus this all refers to the days the applicant is already preparing for the test or already doing it.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Daryo
: CL5 based on a short extract that makes not much sense? Your explanation is plain wrong, influenced by Asker's guessing, not by the ST.
5 hrs
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Even then, IELTS is far more available - 48 days per year - than other test opportunities.
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43 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
&
English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
20
nobody better than us etc.
we are the best in terms of availability
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Note added at 46 mins (2018-03-09 04:36:06 GMT)
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www.dictionary.com/browse/unrivalled
Unrivalled definition, having no rival or competitor; having no equal; incomparable; supreme: His work is unrivaled for the beauty of its prose. See more.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2018-03-09 13:18:25 GMT)
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unrivalled = unmatched
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Note added at 46 mins (2018-03-09 04:36:06 GMT)
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www.dictionary.com/browse/unrivalled
Unrivalled definition, having no rival or competitor; having no equal; incomparable; supreme: His work is unrivaled for the beauty of its prose. See more.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2018-03-09 13:18:25 GMT)
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unrivalled = unmatched
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jack Doughty
2 hrs
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| disagree |
Daryo
: CL5 based on a short extract that makes not much sense?
7 hrs
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Reference comments
3 hrs
Cristina Crişan
Romania
Romania
Romania
Games, Software, Websites, Apps
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Reference:
error?
See here:
Unrivalled availability of IELTS test days (48 days per year)
https://www.britishcouncil.kr/en/exam/ielts/information
Unrivalled availability of IELTS test days (48 days per year)
https://www.britishcouncil.kr/en/exam/ielts/information
Note from asker:
| Thanks a lot, Cristina! |
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| agree |
philgoddard
: Well spotted! This makes much more sense and is the correct version in my opinion. You should put it as an answer.
25 mins
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| agree |
Daryo
: definitely makes FAR MORE sense! and a good example of the dangers of too short extracts from the ST given by Askers : knowing about the "(48 days per year)" part makes the typo blindingly obvious!
4 hrs
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| agree |
Tina Vonhof (X)
8 hrs
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| agree |
katsy
: to be fair to Asker, the ST given does not contain the 48 days per year bit
1 day 8 hrs
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| agree |
acetran
6 days
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Discussion
IELTS is the examining body, while the British Council is one of the bodies organising the sitting of the test.
What they are boasting of is that they (the British Council) can offer you a choice of 48 dates throughout the year to sit the exam, i.e. more dates to choose from than any other rival body organising the same IELTS exams [not any kind of special favours / special support].
IOW it's none of these:
1) We're always available for you during the days your students are taking ELTS?
2) Your students have more chance to take our ELTS exam?