Haggle / Barter

[Captain Spod]

WHY CAN'T PEOPLE REALISE (upper case because I'm cross) THAT THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT WORDS MEANING TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. THEY WOULDN'T SAIL IN A CHEESE OR FLY A WINDOW, THAT WOULD BE NONSENSE, SO WHY DO THEY 'BARTER' IN MIDDLE EASTERN MARKETS? THIS EVEN APPLIES TO SO-CALLED EXPERTS ON TV ANTIQUES SHOWS. Thank you, I feel a little better now.

[ll_billym]

I like to think that I have a pretty good grasp of the English language and I know the difference between 'haggle' and 'barter'.

However, I think the primary purpose of language is to enable Person A to convey a message to Person(s) B, and if Person(s) B think that bartering is negotiating a price then message understood and received.

[carlton23]

OH...GET A LIFE.

[Captain Spod]

Oh, get an original phrase.