I am confused about how to write the sentence below. Is it grammatically correct?
Our mission is to make it easy to post or search institute.
Are there any alternate phrases for "make it easy"?
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Is 'search institute' a multiword verb I've missed? 'Make it easy to' is totally idiomatic and the natural choice in conversation, but mixing it with business jargon is rather incongruous.– Edwin AshworthCommented Dec 16, 2014 at 6:46
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1"simplify posting or searching"– OldcatCommented Dec 16, 2014 at 19:34
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@EdwinAshworth Search institute makes sense to me (given context—I’m making up my own to fit, of course). It’s post institute that I’m having trouble making any sense of. Last time I checked, institutes generally didn’t fit in post boxes …– Janus Bahs JacquetCommented Feb 14, 2015 at 20:44
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to make (something) easier : to help cause (something)
to help (something) run more smoothly and effectively
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1Unless as a sleep aid, IMO this word should not ever be used.– OldcatCommented Dec 16, 2014 at 19:35
Since, like Edwin Ashworth and (to some extent) Janus Bahs Jacquet, I can't figure out what the intended intended meaning of the phrase "post or search institute" is, I will drop the word institute from my suggested alternatives to "make it easy to."
One option is to use the verb simplify:
Our mission is to simplify the process of posting or searching [NOUN].
Another is to use the verb streamline:
Our mission is to streamline the process of posting or searching [NOUN].
A less politic choice might be the verb idiot-proof:
Our mission is to idiot-proof the process of posting or searching [NOUN].
And of course (as Josh61 points out in his answer) you could always swap in the verb facilitate.
answered Mar 9, 2015 at 9:23
Our aim is to ease posting and searching.
Or,
Our aim is to make posting and searching congenial and convenient.
