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Hi,
Goods is more general.
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| Thu May 11, 2006 12:44 pm When do you use the goods? |
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Hi! To me, both are interchangeable. Please explain what you mean by "goods" is more general? A few examples would be very helpful. Thank you.
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| Thu May 11, 2006 14:45 pm When do you use the goods? |
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| I think merchandise means goods that are now for sale. We say, for example that someone delivers goods. Once the goods have been delivered, they are displayed as merchandise. Remember that to have merchandise you need to have some kind of merchant. To have goods, you only need to have a manufacturer. |
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| Fri May 12, 2006 12:02 pm When do you use the goods? |
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Oh, okay. I'd like to ask one more question though. What do we use if we are asking this question? Do we say, "Did you get the goods?" or "Did you get the merchandise?" Well, I think we say the first but how about the second sentence?
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| Fri May 12, 2006 17:28 pm When do you use the goods? |
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| chocolatee wrote: | | Oh, okay. I'd like to ask one more question though. What do we use if we are asking this question? Do we say, "Did you get the goods?" or "Did you get the merchandise?" Well, I think we say the first but how about the second sentence? |
Both are okay, although you didn't give me any context to judge from.
However, there is also an idiom "to get the goods", which means to get the dirty information on someone. If you get the goods on your neighor, for example, you find out about crimes he's committed, affairs he's had, things like that. So if you say, "Did you get the goods?" in some situations that means, "Did you find out the bad things about him?" |
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