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#2 (permalink) Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:47 am What does knock-off goods mean? |
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Copies of brand-name goods. _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#3 (permalink) Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:27 am What does knock-off goods mean? |
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Dear Teacher, Referring the test and answer below, I have looked for the word knock-off in my Collins Cobuild English Language Dictionary and found 'To knock st off = to steal it', and I wonder about the difference between the two explanation. So could you please show us any further ?
ESL/EFL Test #186 "Phrasal idioms with the verb 'knock'", answer 5 The defendant pleaded guilty to providing a group of Russians with knock-off goods. Correct answer: (a) knock-off Meaning of 'knock-off' : Copies of brand-name goods.
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#4 (permalink) Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:58 am What does knock-off goods mean? |
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Hi,
To me 'knock off' means 'steal' and in the test sentence I would suggest 'stolen goods'.
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#5 (permalink) Thu Nov 18, 2010 6:39 am What does knock-off goods mean? |
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And I continue to suggest that the test sentence meant name-brand copies, Nga Tran: Russians are more likely to want those than stolen goods. Guess we'll just have to ask Mark, the test writer, what he intended. _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#6 (permalink) Thu Nov 18, 2010 8:27 am What does knock-off goods mean? |
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I would think of 'knock-off goods' as counterfeit goods (name brand copies) too, whereas if the phrase were 'knocked-off goods' I'd consider them to be stolen. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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#7 (permalink) Thu Nov 18, 2010 18:17 pm What does knock-off goods mean? |
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Sounds great that defendant pleaded guilty to providing a group of Russians with knock-off goods. |
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#8 (permalink) Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:03 am What does knock-off goods mean? |
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Hi teachers,
I still don't know what this sentence means. Please explain. Thank you. |
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#9 (permalink) Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:46 am What does knock-off goods mean? |
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The defendant pleaded guilty to providing a group of Russians with knock-off goods. = The criminal said the he gave some Russians many fake brand-name products (imitation Gucci bags, etc). _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#10 (permalink) Wed Nov 02, 2011 6:22 am What does knock-off goods mean? |
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Dear Teachers, Thank you for your explainations which comes right to my question. But I have a Russian friend who is studying English too. I just wonder if she would like to deal with that exercise and the like? I appollogy for being such sensitive (if at all). Sincerely Your learner. Nga Tran |
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#11 (permalink) Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:37 am What does knock-off goods mean? |
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I'm not a teacher but why don't you give her a link to this exercise and let her decide if she likes it or not. Patently we can't tell for a fact if this is to her taste or not. =) _________________ "He who tries to establish his point by much yelling shows that his reasoning is weak"
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