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- orthography - Should I use negotiate or negociate? - English Language . . .
There are some word references and debates for "negociate" Anyone knows if both are correct ? Where does the spelling "negociate" comes from ?
- meaning of negotiate your way out of - English Language Usage Stack . . .
In this article : " It’s baffling that Trump isn’t taking baseline cybersecurity measures at a time when he is trying to negotiate his way out of a trade war with China, a country that is known for using cyber tactics to gain the upper hand in business negotiations,”
- Pronunciation of the word negotiate with an s
In some words there is variation between s and ʃ in a "palatalizing" context: before an unstressed i~ɪ sound (the "happy" vowel) that is followed by a vowel, or before j followed by an unstressed vowel This isn't an area where pronunciations differ consistently according to dialect: rather, each speaker may have a different pattern of pronunciation for each word
- negotiate with s - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I don't think any British dialect uses s here nɪˈgəʊsɪeɪt might be used by someone speaking 'hyper-correctly', referring back to the word's earlier pronunciation But north, south, east or west, most Brits would say nɪˈgəʊʃɪeɪt or nəˈgəʊʃɪeɪt [with the usual variations of the 'long-O' and 'long-E' sounds] And @citizen, I agree: whoever says it with an s probably
- is it a phrase - Is negotiation room a correct expression? - English . . .
A negotiation room is a room where people negotiate, but room for negotiation is what you describe: it shows we are still open to negotiate on certain topics Maybe this would be better on English Language Learners?
- Whats a phrase for a compromise in which both sides are unhappy?
The court grants your oppressive motion to compel, but makes discovery mutual, and you then negotiate a reasonable scope for discovery, or The court issues a final judgment that is adverse to both parties, so you settle the case
- idioms - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Are there any phrases like "Couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery" or "Couldn't organise a root in a brothel" that are reasonably common, indicate organisational incompetence, have a degree of i
- word choice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The difference between "intransigent" and "unyielding" seems in my opinion to lie in the attitude of the locutor using the word or in an accepted point of view relative to the context: whereas in the first case certain possibilities seem to exist for finding a common ground but are systematically rejected (SOED, "unwilling to negotiate"), in
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