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Michael841 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Touche
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I heard this word from a Brit the other day. My question is firstly is it also used in American English? and secondly In what context i could throw it?
Thank a bunch
I heard this word from a Brit the other day. My question is firstly is it also used in American English? and secondly In what context i could throw it?
Thank a bunch
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Do you mean "touch é " (used to acknowledge that someone has scored a point against you in a conversational exchange, for example)?
- Do you mean "touch é " (used to acknowledge that someone has scored a point against you in a conversational exchange, for example)?
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Do you mean "touché" (used to acknowledge that someone has scored a point against you in a conversational exchange, for example)?
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My daughter is taking fencing lessons. This word has new life for me now.
Yes, we use it here too, exactly as Mr. Wordy explained.
Yes, we use it here too, exactly as Mr. Wordy explained.
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Grammar Geek This word has new life for me now.This expression is news for me
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–interjection
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Fencing. (an expression used to indicate a hit or touch.)
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(an expression used for acknowledging a telling remark or rejoinder.)
It is an interjection; consequently, most references require a familiarity with the broader context than the following quotations permit:
" Teabing laughe
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Fencing. (an expression used to indicate a hit or touch.)
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(an expression used for acknowledging a telling remark or rejoinder.)
It is an interjection; consequently, most references require a familiarity with the broader context than the following quotations permit:
" Teabing laughe
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Okay. How's this:
A: I think we should go to Florida for our vacation this year.
B: No, we should go to Michigan.
A: Florida has Disney World.
B: We can be in Michigan in 10 hours and it will take 2 days to drive to Florida
A: If we go to Michigan, my sister in Ohio will want to join us. She'll bring her awful husband and whiny kids.
B: Touche. We will go to Florda.
A: I think we should go to Florida for our vacation this year.
B: No, we should go to Michigan.
A: Florida has Disney World.
B: We can be in Michigan in 10 hours and it will take 2 days to drive to Florida
A: If we go to Michigan, my sister in Ohio will want to join us. She'll bring her awful husband and whiny kids.
B: Touche. We will go to Florda.
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Yes, Americans use it. It's typically said in response to a thoughtful or clever point someone has made countering something you've just stated. I believe it derives from fencing.
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