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Henry74 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Judgement call
Hello everyone,
Does judgement call have the same meaning as call alone, in the sense of decision?
For example, in It was my call and I made a judgement call, do call and judgement call denote the same thing, or is there a difference in meaning?
Thank you.
H.
Does judgement call have the same meaning as call alone, in the sense of decision?
For example, in It was my call and I made a judgement call, do call and judgement call denote the same thing, or is there a difference in meaning?
Thank you.
H.
Top answer
In most cases they're used interchangeably, but in some cases "your call" may not require much judgement. Context can determine whether or not the presence of "judgement" in the expression really indicates that eg. one person's judgement may be different than another person's judgement.
- In most cases they're used interchangeably, but in some cases "your call" may not require much judgement.
- Context can determine whether or not the presence of "judgement" in the expression really indicates that eg.
- one person's judgement may be different than another person's judgement.
- "Your call" may amount to nothing more than the flip of a coin.
- Or it may involve a lot of soul searching.
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In most cases they're used interchangeably, but in some cases "your call" may not require much judgement.
Context can deter
Context can deter
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Thank you for the informative answer.
I had a feeling that "judgement" carried an additional meaning; one that, as you mentioned, can become relevant in some contexts. The thing is, I have been trying to translate "judgement call" into my language but so far I have failed. That is, in trying to keep it as short a formula as English's is. Perhaps I'll just have to accept that I need a long
I had a feeling that "judgement" carried an additional meaning; one that, as you mentioned, can become relevant in some contexts. The thing is, I have been trying to translate "judgement call" into my language but so far I have failed. That is, in trying to keep it as short a formula as English's is. Perhaps I'll just have to accept that I need a long
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Wish I could help!
I can appreciate that translation is difficult when the phrase can have different meanings in different situations.
I can appreciate that translation is difficult when the phrase can have different meanings in different situations.
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