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Quibble vs. argument #1 (permalink) Tue Dec 28, 2004 10:53 am   Quibble vs. argument
 

Test No. incompl/advan-11 "Finance", question 2

The great thing about this guarantee is that there is never any doubt and there is no ......... about getting your money back.

(a) squabble
(b) argument
(c) quibble
(d) quarrel

Test No. incompl/advan-11 "Finance", answer 2

The great thing about this guarantee is that there is never any doubt and there is no quibble about getting your money back.

Correct answer: (c) quibble

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The great thing about this guarantee is that there is never any doubt and there is no argument about getting your money back.
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what is the exact meaning of quibble?

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Quibble vs. argument #2 (permalink) Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:23 am   Quibble vs. argument
 

A quibble is the act of evading an argument or discussion. For example, if a company doesn't want to offer their customers the service they are entitled to they start quibbling. That means they are looking for petty ways to escape liability.
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Advance - test 11 #3 (permalink) Sat May 14, 2005 5:13 am   Advance - test 11
 

Dear Sir,
I look up dictionary and find out all 4 of them have the same meaning: squabble, quibble, quarrel, argument. Could you please explain more?
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Quibble #4 (permalink) Mon Jun 13, 2005 7:39 am   Quibble
 

In the context, argument fits just as well. As a matter of fact the company might say in their guarantee that they reserve the right to argue claims, but they would state that they have the right to quibble.
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Quibble #5 (permalink) Mon Jun 13, 2005 7:40 am   Quibble
 

ooops...they wouldn't state they have the right to quibble.
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Difference between quibble and argument #6 (permalink) Tue Jun 14, 2005 14:45 pm   Difference between quibble and argument
 

In the given sentence there is only one correct option that is quibble. We are not talking about the text of the warranty here. Of course you can say that the company argues a claim. However, you can not replace quibble with argument in the phrase there is no quibble because quibble describes the act of evading an argument whereas an argument is simply a dispute over an issue.
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Quibble vs. argument #7 (permalink) Sun Jun 01, 2008 22:12 pm   Quibble vs. argument
 

Hi everyone, could somebody tell me what is difference between argument and row. Thanks.
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