Glizdka
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When talking about nuclear fusion's subtracts and products, I usually use [subject] fuses [subtract] into [product]. Sometimes, though, the sentence piece is cumbersome, and I'd rather use something shorter. The simplest would be dropping an argument.
A1) [subject] fuses [subtract]
B1) [subject] fuses [product]
I've seen both. I think it may be confusing to use either, so I avoid both by using full [subject] fuses [subtract] into [product]. Which do you think is correct? Would you advise using either?
A2) "The Sun fuses hydrogen into helium. It fuses about 600 million tons of hydrogen every second."
B2) "The Sun fuses hydrogen into helium. It fuses about 600 million tons of helium every second."
A would make fuse closer to burn. B would make fuse closer to produce.
I think of fuse as closest to transform, which is why I tend to use three arguments, [subject] fuses [subtract] into [product]. If I were to replicate how transform behaves, it would mean that A should be preferable.
A3) "It transforms hydrogen into helium." → "It transforms hydrogen."
B3) "It transforms hydrogen into helium." → [STRIKE]"It transforms helium."[/STRIKE]
Especially when the product is already known from the context/established earlier, there is a variety of products that I don't want/need to mention, or the product isn't the focus of the sentence, [subject] fuses [subtract] seems unambiguous enough.
What do you think?
A1) [subject] fuses [subtract]
B1) [subject] fuses [product]
I've seen both. I think it may be confusing to use either, so I avoid both by using full [subject] fuses [subtract] into [product]. Which do you think is correct? Would you advise using either?
~600,000,000 tons of hydrogen → >~600,000,000 tons of helium + energy
A2) "The Sun fuses hydrogen into helium. It fuses about 600 million tons of hydrogen every second."
B2) "The Sun fuses hydrogen into helium. It fuses about 600 million tons of helium every second."
A would make fuse closer to burn. B would make fuse closer to produce.
I think of fuse as closest to transform, which is why I tend to use three arguments, [subject] fuses [subtract] into [product]. If I were to replicate how transform behaves, it would mean that A should be preferable.
A3) "It transforms hydrogen into helium." → "It transforms hydrogen."
B3) "It transforms hydrogen into helium." → [STRIKE]"It transforms helium."[/STRIKE]
Especially when the product is already known from the context/established earlier, there is a variety of products that I don't want/need to mention, or the product isn't the focus of the sentence, [subject] fuses [subtract] seems unambiguous enough.
It fuses 600 million tons of hydrogen every second.
What do you think?
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