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Henry74 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Words quarrel
Hi,
I was reading a post by another user and an Italian expression occured to me, which I'm wondering if there is an equivalent in English.
Suppose you say: I want to check if my check has been sent to...
Sometimes two identical- or similar-sounding words end up in a short sentence, which doesn't make for a well-worded sentence (at least in my language).
When that happens we call it a "words quarrel".
The speaker could obviously replace the first check with another verb, but sometimes, in the moment, nothing comes to mind. So we might end up saying something like this: I want to check if my check - sorry for the words quarrel - has been sent to...
Is there a similar expression in English?
Thank you
H.
I was reading a post by another user and an Italian expression occured to me, which I'm wondering if there is an equivalent in English.
Suppose you say: I want to check if my check has been sent to...
Sometimes two identical- or similar-sounding words end up in a short sentence, which doesn't make for a well-worded sentence (at least in my language).
When that happens we call it a "words quarrel".
The speaker could obviously replace the first check with another verb, but sometimes, in the moment, nothing comes to mind. So we might end up saying something like this: I want to check if my check - sorry for the words quarrel - has been sent to...
Is there a similar expression in English?
Thank you
H.
Top answer
Hi, Henry74! m. ) check: - a vuoto , scoperto , bouncer ( o bounce o bad cheque o dishonoured cheque o uncovered cheque o fam.
- Hi, Henry74!
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- ) check: - a vuoto , scoperto , bouncer ( o bounce o bad cheque o dishonoured cheque o uncovered cheque o fam.
- dud cheque o kite o amer .
- ) counter check; - in bianco , blank cheque; - non sbarrato , open cheque; - trasferibile , ( pagabile al portatore ) negotiable cheque; - non trasferibile , non-negotiable cheque; - sbarrato , crossed cheque; - postale , giro cheque; - di conto corrente , personal cheque; - turistico , traveller's cheque.
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Hi, Henry74!
If you are talking about "assegno", then my Garzanti says as follow:
assegno
Definizione
s.m.
1 (previdenza) allowance, benefit: - familiare (per figli a carico), child benefit;assegni familiari, family allowance (o dependency benefits)
2 (banca) cheque, (amer.) check:
If you are talking about "assegno", then my Garzanti says as follow:
assegno
Definizione
s.m.
1 (previdenza) allowance, benefit: - familiare (per figli a carico), child benefit;assegni familiari, family allowance (o dependency benefits)
2 (banca) cheque, (amer.) check:
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Hi Audrey,
I was talking about "Words quarrel", literal translation of Bisticcio di parole.
H.
I was talking about "Words quarrel", literal translation of Bisticcio di parole.
H.
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Issokay.
Actually, now you're making me question the intelligebility of my original post.
Oh well... what's done is done.
H.
Actually, now you're making me question the intelligebility of my original post.
Oh well... what's done is done.
H.
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No, no, no, the mistake was mine because I didn't pay enough attention to what you wrote.
I can't bear the bear that ... I can't remember more
I can't bear the bear that ... I can't remember more
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