OK, native speakers of English. Help me out with something I'm editing.
It's about correct usage of the word 'transmit'.
Now, for example, the phrase "a lens transmits light" seems perfectly fine to me, but what about the following:
light that has transmitted an artery
I changed it to the following:
light that has been transmitted through an artery
Can light "transmit" an artery (or anything that might transmit light, for example)? It seems dubious to me, so I changed it. But was that necessary? The change does add extra words.
It's about correct usage of the word 'transmit'.
Now, for example, the phrase "a lens transmits light" seems perfectly fine to me, but what about the following:
light that has transmitted an artery
I changed it to the following:
light that has been transmitted through an artery
Can light "transmit" an artery (or anything that might transmit light, for example)? It seems dubious to me, so I changed it. But was that necessary? The change does add extra words.
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