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Tue Dec 28, 2004 12:23 pm Quibble vs. argument |
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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. _________________ Test Of English for International Communication TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary |
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Torsten Site Admin

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Sat May 14, 2005 6:13 am Advance - test 11 |
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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? Thank you very much and Best regards |
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doanngockhanh Guest
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Mon Jun 13, 2005 8:39 am Quibble |
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| 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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macoulin Guest
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Mon Jun 13, 2005 8:40 am Quibble |
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| ooops...they wouldn't state they have the right to quibble. |
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macoulin Guest
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Tue Jun 14, 2005 15:45 pm Difference between quibble and argument |
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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. _________________ Test Of English for International Communication TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary |
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Sun Jun 01, 2008 23:12 pm Quibble vs. argument |
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| Hi everyone, could somebody tell me what is difference between argument and row. Thanks. |
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sipa2008 I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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