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"Wrangle or Vicious Argument"

 
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bill2006



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:31 am    Post subject: "Wrangle or Vicious Argument" Reply with quote

Intrigued by an argument in a China English forum:- http://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn/viewthread.php?tid=512947&extra=page%3D1

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MrPedantic



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello Bill

It's true that this phrase is a little odd:

1. A wrangle was created over translating an old Chinese saying...

It would be more usual to say e.g.

2. There was a heated dispute about the translation of an old Chinese saying...

But "wrangle" is still current, e.g. in the headline here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4922626.stm

"Vicious argument" is also current; but whereas "wrangle" suggests a wrestling match, "vicious argument" suggests a boxing match (if I may put it like that!).

So the first speaker on that thread is incorrect in terms of how he has used "wrangle"; and the second speaker is incorrect in terms of the history and meaning of "wrangle".

MrP
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