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Victorycountry Posted 20 years ago
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Shall I fix it up now?

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00I had a customer saying "Shall I fix it up now?" instead of saying " Shall I pay it now?"02br
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00I think I heard "Fix it up"...have I heard it correctly?02br
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0Just by a “one-line” description, it’s hard to see the picture. Can you describe how this came about ? “Fix it up” is ambiguous 00 00and vague.

— Goodman

  • 0Just by a “one-line” description, it’s hard to see the picture.
  • Can you describe how this came about ?
  • “Fix it up” is ambiguous 00 00and vague.
  • It could mean “take care of it” (whatever that “it” may be), or repair, to make it better.
  • 00 00But I will pay the owed amount.
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0Just by a “one-line” description, it’s hard to see the picture. Can you describe how this came about ? “Fix it up” is ambiguous 00 00and vague. It could mean “take care of it” (whatever that “it” may be), or repair, to make it better. 02br
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00If I wrote you a check which for whatever reason you can’t cash and you came back to me, and I said “don’t worry, I’ll fix
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01cite10Victorycountry12cite10I had a customer saying "Shall I fix it up now?" instead of saying " Shall I pay it now?"12br
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10I think I heard "Fix it up"...have I heard it correctly?12br
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10I've never heard "fix it up" in the sense of "pay", in BrE. But maybe i
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01cite10Goodman12cite10Just by a “one-line” description, it’s hard to see the picture. Can you describe how this came about ? “Fix it up” is ambiguous 10 10and vague. It could mean “take care of it” (whatever that “it” may be), or repair, to make it better. 12br
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10If I wrote you a check which for whatever
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0 01blockquote
01cite10Goodman12cite10Just by a “one-line” description, it’s hard to see the picture. Can you describe how this came about ? “Fix it up” is ambiguous 10 10and vague. It could mean “take care of it” (whatever that “it” may be), or repair, to make it better. 12br
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10If I wrote you a check which for whatever
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