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2009年3月31日 · argueing or arguing? Anchel Senior Member. Nijmegen (Holland) Spanish (Spain) Mar 31, 2009 #2 I think ...
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2008年2月5日 · Argue over: they are arguing over some object (who gets it) or who has to do something. it is more personal, related to some outcome that will happen after the argument. "They argued over whose turn it was to do the dishes" (I suppose you could also use argue about here, but personally I find argue over is more natural).
To argue back and forth / to bicker back and forth
2017年2月8日 · In colloquial speech, I wouldn't bother with the wordy and rather stilted 'argue back and forth', while 'bicker' to me includes the idea of 'back and forth' if two people are involved.
What's the idiom for arguing about the same thing without …
2016年7月13日 · Hi, I've just witnessed a situation when two colleagues were arguing/discussing about how to visualize information better. It turned out in the end, that they were talking about the same thing, but because they didn't articulate it clearly enough, they thought they were talking about different...
FR: don't argue, stop arguing (with me) | WordReference Forums
2020年3月6日 · How would you translate these two sentences into French? a. Don't argue with me. b. You two, stop arguing! I see two possibilities for (a) and two for (b): a1. Ne dispute pas avec moi. a2. Ne te dispute pas avec moi. b1. Arrêtez de disputer. b2. Arrêtez de vous disputer. Many thanks Merci...
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2008年1月24日 · I would not be likely to use "are" in this sentence, but it really depends on the context. Generally "are" treats the family as individuals and is more likely to be heard in a formal context. If my family is arguing with me, I would use "is"; if they are all arguing with each other, and I want to be clear about that, I would use "are".
couple is arguing all the time / couple argue all the time
2013年4月14日 · 5. They're arguing fiercely all the time. Abnormal 6. They argue all the time. Normal 7. They are arguing all the time. Possible as an emphatic statement, I might hear it, but I wouldn't say it. 8. They're arguing all the time. Normal I see that you do not accept the use of the Progressive Tenses in the presence of an adverb like all the time, etc.
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2017年1月16日 · 1) There's no arguing with my wife 2) It’s impossible to argue with my wife They both mean "arguing with her is useless". I don't notice the difference you mention, that (1) is stronger. But you may be right. The next sentence says the same thing in a different way ("already made up her mind"), which is a very common thing to do in English.
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2019年10月8日 · 'Arguing' as a noun is the process generally. Only 'argument' can be used for a specific one that lasts ten minutes or happened twice on Tuesday, so you would only want a plural for 'argument'.
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