provide vs supply - I need your opinion

[Gość: Ola]

Providing tools or supplying tools?
It's supposed to be an advertising slogan. Which sounds and looks better?

Ola

[Gość: .]

supply

[alex113]

Gość portalu: Ola napisał(a):

> Providing tools or supplying tools?
> It's supposed to be an advertising slogan. Which sounds and looks better?
>
> Ola

A plumbing company (service company) may provide tools for the
workers/employees.
Supplier (manufacturer/wholesaler) will supply the tools to the client/buyer

[republican]

alex113 napisała:

> Gość portalu: Ola napisał(a):
>
> > Providing tools or supplying tools?
> > It's supposed to be an advertising slogan. Which sounds and looks better?
> >
> > Ola
>
> A plumbing company (service company) may provide tools for the
> workers/employees.
> Supplier (manufacturer/wholesaler) will supply the tools to the client/buyer

Great, also:
Father of the family is the bread provider; bakery is the bread supplier.

[zegar4]

Sheesh, two different words, two different ideas, and you go by "Which sounds
and looks better?"

[Gość: Ola]

Yes, but both are very close in meaning and the idea is in fact the same - to
provide a client with tools he can work with and to supply these tools to him.
So why "sheesh"??

If you don't have any advice to offer, why do you write something like that? I
can accept constructive criticism and a discussion is welcome, but this????

[alex113]

Gość portalu: Ola napisał(a):

> Yes, but both are very close in meaning and the idea is in fact the same - to
> provide a client with tools he can work with and to supply these tools to him.

The idea is not the same.
Provide jest blizsze ze dajesz, zapewniasz, wyposazasz (np pracownikow swojej
firmy w narzedzia niezbedne do wykonania pracy)
Jesli trzeba bedzie za te narzedzia zaplacic to zdecydowanie supply, sell,
deliver a nie provide.

[Gość: Ola]

To co, na ponad 5 milionach stron jest błąd? :
search.yahoo.com/search?p=providing+tools&ei=UTF-8&fr=fp-tab-web-t&cop=mss&tab=
Na stronie BBC też jest użyte w tym znaczeniu:

Our main priorities are to:

1. Complete the digital broadcasting platforms, providing

playout and spectrum infrastructure for the new BBC TV and Radio services
interactive TV and schedule information tools

i

providing new tools for improving efficiency and creative potential in
production

(www.bbc.co.uk/rd/about/index2.html)

Na stronie CNN również:

Action against attacks on computer networks is also taken. It will become
illegal to sell passwords and access codes and providing tools clearly meant to
damage networks. Such tools would be computer viruses or hacking programs.

(edition.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/11/30/dutch.cybercrime.idg/)


i Microsoft:

MICROSOFT IS PROVIDING THESE TOOLS AS IS AND WITH ALL FAULT, AND HEREBY
DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR
STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY (IF ANY) IMPLIED WARRANTIES

(www.microsoft.com/sql/downloads/securitytools.asp)

I jak? Błędnie używa tego i BBC i CNN i Microsoft?

Be careful Ola

[Gość: sisi]

just because you got it on your Google does NOT mean it is correct. It only
means someone has already used this or that word here or there on the net.
I know people are happy to rely on Google in translations, but at some point
they are starting to tread on their own footprints ;-))

[alex113]

Droga Olu, pytasz o opinie a potem je kwestionujesz :-)))
Tlumaczylam ci ten niuans i po polsku i po angielsku i nic ....


W tych wszystkich podanych przez ciebie przykladach mowa jest o tym ze
Microsoft provide=ZAPEWNIA pewne zdolnosci sprzetu lub oprogramowania (jezyk
techniczny)jest to cos co jest czescia pakietu i jako takie w sobie nie posiada
metki z cena.
Ich sprzedaz lub marketing to bylby jezyk marketingu i sprzedazy. I jak zlozysz
zamowienie na zakup to supply=dostarcza (i przysla tez rachunek)

Juz bardziej lopatologicznie nie potrafie tego wytlumaczyc :-))Niestety w
jezyku polskim mozna i zdolnosci techniczne i towar dostarczac i z tad to
zamieszanie. Musisz na chwile przestac odnosic to do polskiego :-))

[Gość: Ola]

Hi, hi, nie mogę :)) Siedzi mi w głowie :))
Ale dziękuję wielce za opinię, teraz mam już pełną jasność i obraz sytuacji.
Będzie supply.
Buziaczki,
Ola

[zegar4]

Gość portalu: Ola napisał(a):

> Yes, but both are very close in meaning and the idea is in fact the same - to
> provide a client with tools he can work with and to supply these tools to
him.
> So why "sheesh"??

Just venting.

> If you don't have any advice to offer, why do you write something like that?
I
> can accept constructive criticism and a discussion is welcome, but this????


"Provide against all contingencies, procure all necessaries, furnish all
comforts, supply all deficiencies. Furnish and supply that which is of
immediate concern, provide and procure that which is to be in readiness."
(or something like that)

When you need it, we will supply it, because we provide it.