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i just wondering what is the difference between 'hold off' and 'hold on' command?
Difference between 'hold off' and 'hold on'
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The discussion clarifies the difference between the phrases "hold off" and "hold on." "Hold on" is an immediate command indicating a pause in action, often expressed with urgency, while "hold off" suggests delaying an action for a longer period. An example illustrates this distinction: in a scenario where one person intends to take immediate action, the other may use "hold on" to stop that action, whereas "hold off" would imply postponing the decision until more information is available.
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They both mean to wait before doing something, but I thing in general use, "hold on" means to stop something that you are about to do right now where as "hold off" means to put off for quite a while something that you were going to do sometime soon but not necessarily immediately. That is, "hold on" is a more immediate command.
Also, because of the immediacy, "hold on" is usually said in a more urgent way than "hold off".
So a conversation might go like this:
A: I'm going to shoot that guy right now
B: WHOA. Hold on!
A: What, you don't want me to shoot him?
B: Well, maybe, but let's hold off on that until we find out for sure if he's who we think he is.
Also, because of the immediacy, "hold on" is usually said in a more urgent way than "hold off".
So a conversation might go like this:
A: I'm going to shoot that guy right now
B: WHOA. Hold on!
A: What, you don't want me to shoot him?
B: Well, maybe, but let's hold off on that until we find out for sure if he's who we think he is.
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eltrinco, in case you don't know, phinds is pulling your leg.
Without any context for where you're seeing these commands, people can't give you a serious answer.
Without any context for where you're seeing these commands, people can't give you a serious answer.
TL;DR: This determine the support reactions at A & B
I tried calculate moment about a which is 2a(By + Bx + Ey + Ex +F) + a (Gy + Gx + Cy + Cx). But I don't think I'm correct, any help would be appreciated, this was a question on a final exam paper in my Mechanics course.
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