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[Tara2]

My Persian book says 'charge to' is synonym with 'assign', 'ascribe'. can you please explain how is 'charge to' synonym to them?

 

[5jj]

No. It isn't

 

[emsr2d2]

My Persian book says 'charge to' is synonymous with no comma here 'assign' and 'ascribe'. Can you please explain how [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] 'charge to' is a synonym [STRIKE]to[/STRIKE] of them?

Please note my corrections above.

I can't explain it either. They're not synonymous as far as I'm concerned. Does your book not give some example sentences in which this alleged interchangeability is demonstrated?

 

[Andromeda]

My Persian book says 'charge to' is synonym with 'assign', 'ascribe'. can you please explain how is 'charge to' synonym to them?

Yes, "charge to" can mean "attribute to" or "ascribe something to" or "assign something to":

1. I charged off the blunder to inexperience.
2. The director thinks that the firm can charge off its success to his leadership.

"Charge(d) off to" appears like a phrasal verb.

 

[emsr2d2]

I have never heard that.

 

[5jj]

1. I charged off the blunder to inexperience.
2. The director thinks that the firm can charge off its success to his leadership.

I would not know the intended meaning.

 

[Andromeda]

Yes, "charge to" can mean "attribute to" or "ascribe something to" or "assign something to":

1. I charged off the blunder to inexperience.
2. The director thinks that the firm can charge off its success to his leadership.

"Charge(d) off to" appears like a phrasal verb.

The first example is from Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc.. The second example sentence is from Longman Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs by Rosemary Courtney [1983 edition].

Not a teacher

 

[emsr2d2]

I'm not disputing the definition or the sources but I think learners should know that it's not in common use (in BrE, at least) so it will stump a lot of people.

 

[probus]

"Charge off to" is not the same as "charge to".

If Tara2's Persian book really says what she claims, that book is wrong in my opinion.

 

[emsr2d2]

Good point. I somehow completely missed the addition of "off" in Andromeda's examples.

 

[Tara2]

This is from the book:

 

[emsr2d2]

If I were you, I would discount/ignore "charge to".

 

[Tara2]

If I were you, I would discount/ignore "charge to".

Many thanks. I ignore that.
This is a book that I have to read for my difficult exam about 9 months later.

 

[emsr2d2]

Many thanks. I will ignore [STRIKE]that[/STRIKE] it.
This is a book that I have to [STRIKE]read[/STRIKE] use/study for my [STRIKE]difficult[/STRIKE] exam in about [STRIKE]9[/STRIKE] nine months. [STRIKE]later.[/STRIKE]

Please note my corrections above.