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[/nq] Well I've never heard of it in English English but I'm an old duffer so it may well be current among te bright young things.
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[nq:1]Is this an American saying?[/nq]
Well I've never heard of it in English English but I'm an old duffer so it may well be current among te bright young things.
Well I've never heard of it in English English but I'm an old duffer so it may well be current among te bright young things.
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[nq:1]Is this an American saying?[/nq]
The phrase "swap out" is used in America and in Britain.
Peter Duncanson
UK
(posting from u.c.l.e)
The phrase "swap out" is used in America and in Britain.
Peter Duncanson
UK
(posting from u.c.l.e)
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[nq:2]Is this an American saying?[/nq]
[nq:1]The phrase "swap out" is used in America and in Britain.[/nq]
I can't recall having heard it in Britain - what might it mean?
John Briggs
[nq:1]The phrase "swap out" is used in America and in Britain.[/nq]
I can't recall having heard it in Britain - what might it mean?
John Briggs
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John Briggs typed thusly:
[nq:2]The phrase "swap out" is used in America and in Britain.[/nq]
[nq:1]I can't recall having heard it in Britain - what might it mean?[/nq]
It is used in the UK, of a situation where you have to remove and replace a component, usually because it's broken. Thinking about it, it's only used of items which can be unbolted or otherwise simply removed - you don'
[nq:2]The phrase "swap out" is used in America and in Britain.[/nq]
[nq:1]I can't recall having heard it in Britain - what might it mean?[/nq]
It is used in the UK, of a situation where you have to remove and replace a component, usually because it's broken. Thinking about it, it's only used of items which can be unbolted or otherwise simply removed - you don'
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[nq:1]John Briggs typed thusly:[/nq]
[nq:2]I can't recall having heard it in Britain - what might it mean?[/nq]
[nq:1]It is used in the UK, of a situation where you have to remove and replace a component, usually because ... into place. If the disk drive fails, swap it out within 24 hours. Please swap out this dead power unit.[/nq]
No, I have never heard (or read) the expression - I wo
[nq:2]I can't recall having heard it in Britain - what might it mean?[/nq]
[nq:1]It is used in the UK, of a situation where you have to remove and replace a component, usually because ... into place. If the disk drive fails, swap it out within 24 hours. Please swap out this dead power unit.[/nq]
No, I have never heard (or read) the expression - I wo
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[nq:2]John Briggs typed thusly: It is used in the UK, ... within 24 hours. Please swap out this dead power unit.[/nq]
[nq:1]No, I have never heard (or read) the expression - I would suggest that it is of American origin.[/nq]
Blank face here too. But then I don't do much "swapping out" (or even swabbing out). I get my people to do that sort of thing.
Phil C.
[nq:1]No, I have never heard (or read) the expression - I would suggest that it is of American origin.[/nq]
Blank face here too. But then I don't do much "swapping out" (or even swabbing out). I get my people to do that sort of thing.
Phil C.
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[nq:1]It is used in the UK, of a situation where you have to remove and replace a component, usually because ... into place. If the disk drive fails, swap it out within 24 hours. Please swap out this dead power unit.[/nq]
Seems a bit of a waste of time as 'replace' or 'change' or other words would do equally as well and make immediate sense to the average English speaker.
Seems a bit of a waste of time as 'replace' or 'change' or other words would do equally as well and make immediate sense to the average English speaker.
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[nq:2]Is this an American saying?[/nq]
[nq:1]Well I've never heard of it in English English but I'm an old duffer so it may well be current among te bright young things.[/nq]
I'm retired from a career in electronics and computers which started in
1956. In my experience "swap out" is a comparatively recent term (last 10 to
15 years perhaps). The spelling "swop out" is also used.
[nq:1]Well I've never heard of it in English English but I'm an old duffer so it may well be current among te bright young things.[/nq]
I'm retired from a career in electronics and computers which started in
1956. In my experience "swap out" is a comparatively recent term (last 10 to
15 years perhaps). The spelling "swop out" is also used.
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