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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
an accomplished fact
"an accomplished fact"
This seems to be British usage. I wonder what is
the American equivalent. 'An established fact'?
Thank you.
This seems to be British usage. I wonder what is
the American equivalent. 'An established fact'?
Thank you.
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Hello Anon I don't often hear "an accomplished fact" in BrE. It seems to be a self-conscious translation of "fait accompli", which is the idiomatic phrase in BrE. MrP
- Hello Anon I don't often hear "an accomplished fact" in BrE.
- It seems to be a self-conscious translation of "fait accompli", which is the idiomatic phrase in BrE.
- MrP
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Hello Anon
I don't often hear "an accomplished fact" in BrE. It seems to be a self-conscious translation of "fait accompli", which is the idiomatic phrase in BrE.
MrP
I don't often hear "an accomplished fact" in BrE. It seems to be a self-conscious translation of "fait accompli", which is the idiomatic phrase in BrE.
MrP
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