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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
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palm off : which is right?
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary : palm sth 'off as sth (informal) to tell sb that sth is better than it is, especially in order to sell it
New Oxford American Dictionary : palm sth off : sell or dispose of sth by msrepresentation or fraud.
Which dictionary is right? The definitions of the two dictionaries are similar, but strictly speaking, they are obviosly different : the former only shows an 'attempt' but the latter shows not only an attempt but also a 'success'
New Oxford American Dictionary : palm sth off : sell or dispose of sth by msrepresentation or fraud.
Which dictionary is right? The definitions of the two dictionaries are similar, but strictly speaking, they are obviosly different : the former only shows an 'attempt' but the latter shows not only an attempt but also a 'success'
Top answer
It is just the action, and it can be successful or not. eg. He sells good imitation Rolex watches.
- It is just the action, and it can be successful or not.
- eg.
- He sells good imitation Rolex watches.
- edu/coca / It's a dud, you will not be able to palm it off.
- At one point, Beethoven claimed that his publisher, Schott, was offering him sixteen hundred florins for a package to include a " great mass " and a symphony, and he did not want to disappoint him.
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It is just the action, and it can be successful or not.
eg. He sells good imitation Rolex watches. (The verb sell does not indicate success.)
Here are a few citations from the American Corpus: http://corpus.byu.edu/coca/
It's a dud, you will not be ab
eg. He sells good imitation Rolex watches. (The verb sell does not indicate success.)
Here are a few citations from the American Corpus: http://corpus.byu.edu/coca/
It's a dud, you will not be ab
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