Context:
A customer wrote to ask how many parts were going to be packed on each skid. Since we were using second hand "gaylords" (huge cartons measuring approximately 40" x 48" x 40" tall), and since not all the gaylords were exactly the same size I wrote in an email:
The first packed gaylord has 4,236 pieces; it is likely that the gaylords will hold 4,000 to 4,500 each. This is probably to be the most accurate information we are likely to get.
I copied this email to our billing manager who said that "probably" and "likely" are redundant. I think they modify different things. "Probably" refers to the count of 4,236 pieces, and "likely" refers to future counts.
Question:
Is this a real distinction, or is our billing manager correct and they are redundant.
A customer wrote to ask how many parts were going to be packed on each skid. Since we were using second hand "gaylords" (huge cartons measuring approximately 40" x 48" x 40" tall), and since not all the gaylords were exactly the same size I wrote in an email:
The first packed gaylord has 4,236 pieces; it is likely that the gaylords will hold 4,000 to 4,500 each. This is probably to be the most accurate information we are likely to get.
I copied this email to our billing manager who said that "probably" and "likely" are redundant. I think they modify different things. "Probably" refers to the count of 4,236 pieces, and "likely" refers to future counts.
Question:
Is this a real distinction, or is our billing manager correct and they are redundant.