English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
HAGGLE or ARGUE?
Have you ever seen a Yoruba woman ~arguing~ with a fishmonger (general)?
Have you ever seen a Yoruba woman *haggling* with a fishmonger (specific).
If you haggle, you argue about something before reaching an agreement, especially about the cost of something that you are buying.
The word can also be used as a noun:
She laughed continuously as she enjoyed her haggle with the fishmonger.
Note that a person who sells fish is a fishmonger.
GAB
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