Cheaper!
Why is the word "cheaper" used in place of "less expensive"?
lwant to buy something "less expensive" , not "cheap".:womanfrustrated:
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So Susan, what color is next?
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Susan it was just that. Kind of like losing a contac in your eye!!
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Oh Hart…you had me going. Glad your scare is over and it was just nail polish!
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Hart6370- Glad you didn’t need the dentist!:womanlol: Hope your having a great day:smileyhappy:
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Hello!
I am impressed, and will have to try the Deborah Lippman
base! I would love, 3 days is pretty short time, but not to
have to work to remove fingernail polish! :womanhappy:
Thank you for the tip!
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How about the saying "free shipping" I noticed on evine they say shipping is "included". Sounds much better to me. I worked in professional sales most of my life-so I cringe when hear the less desired sales term.
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I always get a chuckle when I see this thread: I used to know this woman, she was an immigrant form somewhere and did not know English much at all. She loved going to flea markets and garage sales. She knew numbers and she could ask "How much?" Then when told she would look the seller in the eye and with this magnificent accent ask "Can you cheaper?"
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I have the same negative feeling about the word ‘guys.’ It’s over used, too slang, and it sounds tacky. And, ‘guys’ should not be used to replace the word ‘everyone.’ ‘Guys’ refers to guys, males.
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Just what does cheaper mean? Is it a bird that won’t stop cheaping. Joking here of course.
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The word cheap means to me no quality. This means I have no interest.
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bjspick
You’ve just hit on a pet-peeve of mine. Change the word/wording it makes it more palatable to the listener/buyer. Here’s a good one; when one was looking to purchase a "used vehicle", now they are referred to "pre-owned". It usually creates within the potential buyer a different mind-set. However, always to the advantage of the seller to produce a desired result. I could literally think of dozens of examples. GREAT POST!
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Because something that’s less expensive is still expensive.
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:womanwink:
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