>>Hi Terry,
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>>you as am aster of english obfuscation, could you help me with a translation?
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>>I need a column header for a report. In german it is "Trennschneiden" meaning cutting with an parting-off grinder (a pipe). Do you have an idea to put this in a short snappy form?
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>>TIA
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>>Agnes
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>PMFJI, but what about the word "shear"? I've seen shearing machines in shops, and that is their function.

No thanks, shear is something on do with a scissors (German Schere for scissors even sounds like shear).

Agnes