Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
an over-$2000 wrist watch
English answer:
a wrist watch worth over $2000
Added to glossary by
NancyLynn
Aug 28, 2006 01:47
18 yrs ago
English term
an over-$2000 wrist watch
English
Other
Linguistics
expresión
Is it possible to say "an over-$2000 wrist watch"?
Many thanks in advance
Many thanks in advance
Responses
| 4 +9 | No! |
Robert Forstag
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| 4 +3 | worth more than.....$2000 |
Andrey Belousov (X)
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| 4 +2 | not for grading -more options |
RHELLER
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| 3 -1 | no hyphen |
sergey (X)
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Change log
Aug 28, 2006 13:27: NancyLynn changed "Term asked" from "use of hyphen" to "an over-$2000 wrist watch" , "Field (write-in)" from "expresión" to "expresión"
Responses
+9
15 mins
Robert Forstag
United States
United States
Native in English
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English
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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68
English term (edited):
use of hyphen
Selected
No!
Possibilities, in order of preference:
a wrist watch worth over $2000
a wrist watch worth more than $2000
a wrist watch valued in excess of $2000
a wrist watch worth over $2000
a wrist watch worth more than $2000
a wrist watch valued in excess of $2000
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "many thanks to all of you. I choose this option because of the many examples offered. Rita and Andrey's were excellent too. Thanks once again."
+3
12 mins
English term (edited):
use of hyphen
worth more than.....$2000
use this one - you'll be on the safe side....
Peer comment(s):
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Ioanna Karamanou
8 mins
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Thank you!
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ErichEko ⟹⭐
1 hr
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Thank you!
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Suzan Hamer
2 hrs
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Thank you!
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+2
54 mins
English term (edited):
use of hyphen
not for grading -more options
he was wearing a wristwatch that costs more than $2000!
or
it cost him more than $2000
or
the price tag for that wristwatch is over $2000
it is priced at more than $2000
value and price are not necessarily related
there are some handbags made of nylon or imitation leather being sold at outrageous prices nowadays - their value is really low
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it cost him more than $2000
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the price tag for that wristwatch is over $2000
it is priced at more than $2000
value and price are not necessarily related
there are some handbags made of nylon or imitation leather being sold at outrageous prices nowadays - their value is really low
Peer comment(s):
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Charlesp
1 hr
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thanks, Charles :-)
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Suzan Hamer
: Heartily!
2 hrs
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thanks, Suzan :-)
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-1
6 hrs
English term (edited):
use of hyphen
no hyphen
otherwise it's perfectly acceptable, albeit some might argue non-standard english, as you can see from the examples below...
It's an over 12.5 miles round trip, and an elevation gain (and than loss) of 2114 feet (more if you continue to the East Peak). Most visitors seem to use ...
www.bahiker.com/northbayhikes/phoenixlake.html
Bill Frist: It's an over $500 value! What do you say, Mr. President? President George W. Bush: I say: "Live, from New York, it's Saturday Night!"
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/05/05qbush.phtml
In the US alone, it's an over $2 trillion dollar industry. The growing mainstream activity on the Internet has afforded a whole new way of losing customers ...
www.webreference.com/new/branding.html
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Note added at 10 hrs (2006-08-28 12:23:01 GMT)
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to craig:
who is saying that it has to be formal? what's good or bad english? isn't it a rather personal judgement? your comment is lengthy but without any substation or linguistic value i am afraid...
the question was - whether it was possible to say so - and my answer is - yes (although it is non-standard english)
to say that is impossible to say so is simply erroneous...
It's an over 12.5 miles round trip, and an elevation gain (and than loss) of 2114 feet (more if you continue to the East Peak). Most visitors seem to use ...
www.bahiker.com/northbayhikes/phoenixlake.html
Bill Frist: It's an over $500 value! What do you say, Mr. President? President George W. Bush: I say: "Live, from New York, it's Saturday Night!"
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/05/05qbush.phtml
In the US alone, it's an over $2 trillion dollar industry. The growing mainstream activity on the Internet has afforded a whole new way of losing customers ...
www.webreference.com/new/branding.html
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Note added at 10 hrs (2006-08-28 12:23:01 GMT)
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to craig:
who is saying that it has to be formal? what's good or bad english? isn't it a rather personal judgement? your comment is lengthy but without any substation or linguistic value i am afraid...
the question was - whether it was possible to say so - and my answer is - yes (although it is non-standard english)
to say that is impossible to say so is simply erroneous...
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Craig Meulen
: your first two examples seem very informal, and although the second reference is a more useful one, this is simply bad English, even if you can find examples of people using it.
3 hrs
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