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Makiasan Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

change or exchange to ...US dollars

1. Where can I change money?
2. I’d like to exchange Japanese yen to U.S. dollars.

In these sentences, are the words "change" and " exchange" interchangeable?
And in the sentence 2, is the preposition "to" ( of "to" USD) correct? Are any other words possible?

Thank you.
  

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Makiasan In these sentences, are the words "change" and " exchange" interchangeable? I'd say that in this exact context the words are interchangeable. However, if you wish to substitute one for the other in these sentences, you'll need to make adjustments.

— Avangi

  • Makiasan In these sentences, are the words "change" and " exchange" interchangeable?
  • I'd say that in this exact context the words are interchangeable.
  • However, if you wish to substitute one for the other in these sentences, you'll need to make adjustments.
  • " works as it is.
  • But the preposition in #2 depends on the verb choice.
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MakiasanIn these sentences, are the words "change" and " exchange" interchangeable?
I'd say that in this exact context the words are interchangeable.
However, if you wish to substitute one for the other in these sentences, you'll need to make adjustments.

"Where can I exchange money?" works as it is.
But the preposition in #2 depends on the ve
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Thank you so much, Avangi!

Maki
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I'm afraid my post was a bit disorganized. I was trying to fix it yesterday when EF went down for repairs, and I had to leave before it came back up.
Another variation which comes to mind is "money changers," as in the Christian New Testament. It's probably archaic.
I don't think we can use "money exchangers," but I'm not sure.

- A.
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