Re: finally! a non-economics question!

["Richard G. Combs" <richard -dot- combs -at- voyanttech -dot- com>]

Lynne Wright wrote:

> I'm editing a manual by a writer who keeps using "associate to"... i've
seen
> it so many times, I can't tell any more whether its acceptable usage
not...
> as in the following statement:
>
> "Use this section to associate telephone lines to access buttons."
>
> it always "associate... with"?

OK, just to show that I can tackle non-economics questions... ;-)

Of the two, I'd choose "with." But I'd rather not use either. Maybe
something that states more explicitly the action that the reader performs in
that section, such as:

"Use this section to assign an access button to each telephone line."

Or, depending on the direction of the "association":

"Use this section to assign a telephone line to each access button."

There, see? An action verb -- and no mention of production, resources, or
supply and demand. :-)

Richard


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