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 SaraMariam
 
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							| Hello my dear colleagues 
 I �m struggling with a sentence and was hoping to get your advice: 
 The minimum stand exhibition surface is 10 m� and
the maximal exhibition surface is 60 m�. 
 Somehow it sounds weird me and I �m not sure about the word "surface" since it seems to be just translated from the french surface, but I don �t know if it has the same meaning in the 2 languages. What is meant is actually the area of a stand in an exhibition. Do you have any idea if this sentence is correct?Thanks a lot for all your help:)
 
 Sara |  12 Jul 2010      
					
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 Lina Ladybird
 
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							| Hi, Sara! :))   What about "space" or "area"?? Sounds better to me.   Hugs - Silke   Edit: I know that you speak German, so just think of how you would translate the word (Ausstellungs-)"Fl�che" into English. ;))   |  12 Jul 2010     
					
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 yanogator
 
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							| Silke, "Space" sounds good. We might also say "exhibition area".   Bruce |  12 Jul 2010     
					
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 SaraMariam
 
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							| lol wow, Silke, that you remember that ;) :). Space was also what I was thinking of, but talking to my colleague here who was convinced that surface stays surface, he made me insecure. Thanks a million :)
 
 Big hugs Sara |  12 Jul 2010     
					
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 dennismychina
 
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							| The minimum exhibition stand area is 10 m� and the maximal exhibition stand area is 60 m�. But as we already know that it an exhibition stand we�re talking about it isn�t necessary to repeat exhibition. Me thinks. Enjoy. |  12 Jul 2010     
					
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 Lina Ladybird
 
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							| Dear Dennis,   What exactly are we supposed to enjoy? Your lovely explanation??    Sometimes I really wonder what this phrase "Enjoy!" really means.   Enjoy your day!!    Silke   |  12 Jul 2010     
					
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 Zora
 
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							| You could also say, "The minimum surface area of the exhibition stands are 10m2... " 
 Cheers,
 
 Linda
 
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