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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

arranged marriage

What would be an idiomatic expression for the Indian phrase "arranged marriage"?
  

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S. the concept as you have stated it is well understood by most people.

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  • the concept as you have stated it is well understood by most people.
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Although such a situation is quite rare in the U.S. the concept as you have stated it is well understood by most people.
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I agree. "arranged marriage" is a well-known phrase in the English-speaking world, and there seems no need to look for any alternative.
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In India we have a funny phrase to describe a marriage that is not arranged:love marriage.
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