make an analysis vs. do an analysis

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

Hi

Please let me know, which one is correct?

I did a deep analysis of your website.
I went into deep analysis of your website.
I made a deep analysis of your website.

2

Hello MyEfforts,

In my view, the 3rd option is the best of the three. The first is fine too but I wouldn’t use the second.

3

Thanks Beeesneees for this quick reply.

Are these sentences also correct:-

  1. There is no point for it to being popular.

  2. There is no point for this watch to being popular.

  3. Thanks a bunch!

  4. I always cut the half service cost.

4

Hi,

Your use here of ‘point’ is, I think, the problem because it usually means ‘purpose’ or ‘object’. It is used like this:

There is no point in buying it in a shop because you can buy it for half the price on the Internet.

What I imagine you want to say in (1) and (2) is that you can’t explain why (the reason) the watch is popular. You could say:

There is no reason for the watch being popular. Or: There is no reason why the watch is popular.

(3) is fine as an informal expression.

(4) I would suggest:

I always cut the service cost in half or simply: I always halve the service cost.

Alan

5

Thanks Alan,

Your guess was completely correct:-

Yes I wanted to say exactly what you said:-

Let’s suppose a car is about to launch and on TV we’re watching it’s promo and we don’t like it then I will say:-

There is no reason for this car being popular.

and let’s suppose a company is very popular for it’s TV but actully that TV has nothing special, then I will say:-

There is no reason why the TV is popular.

Am I right Alan? Did I get it correctly?

As you told me, the correct sentence is:- I always cut the service cost in half

Is it correct to use it in this way:- I always cut my consultancy service cost in half.

I’m afraid does it sound natural? Though I don’t know the correct one but so far I haven’t listened it ever.

6

Alan, can you please answer my questions? It has been almost 8 days.

7

Hi Myefforts,

Thanks for your patience. It is easy to miss posts in this busy forum, unfortunately. I’m sorry this seems to have happened to your message.

With regard to ‘there is no reason…’ although these are correct, personally speaking I would not presume to speak on behalf of the rest of the consumers, so I believe a more natural sentence would be
“I don’t understand the reason that this car is so popular.”
“I don’t understand why this car is so popular.”
In this sense ‘understand’ can be replaced by ‘see’:
“I don’t see why this car is so popular.”

Similarly:
“I don’t understand why this TV brand is so popular.”
“I don’t see why this brand of TV is so popular.”

“I don’t see the reason for it being so popular.”
“I don’t understand why it is so popular.”

“I always cut my consultancy service cost in half” is fine as it is, but could be made more concise. Here are some examples of alternatives based on the form provided by Alan:

“I always cut my consultancy costs in half.”
"I always halve my consultancy fees.
“I always halve my consultancy service rates.”