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on 'change

English translation: (Stock) Exchange

18:17 Feb 20, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: on 'change
Greetings,

1. John Galsworthy wrote a novel, "On Forsyte Change."

2. Charles Dickens's "The Old Curiosity Shop", Chapter IV:
"(Mr Quilp) made appointments on 'Change with men in glazed hats and round jackets pretty well every day."
Could someone please give me insight into what this expression means?

Thank you,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:47
Selected answer:(Stock) Exchange
Explanation:
I think it's the London Stock Exchange. Or another kind of exchange.

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Note added at 24 mins (2005-02-20 18:41:48 GMT)
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In the case of Mr. Quilp, I mean.

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Note added at 30 mins (2005-02-20 18:47:46 GMT)
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I\'ve just checked it out: in the case of Forsytes, it\'s a stock exchange, too.
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Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 10:47
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(Stock) Exchange


Explanation:
I think it's the London Stock Exchange. Or another kind of exchange.

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Note added at 24 mins (2005-02-20 18:41:48 GMT)
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In the case of Mr. Quilp, I mean.

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Note added at 30 mins (2005-02-20 18:47:46 GMT)
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I\'ve just checked it out: in the case of Forsytes, it\'s a stock exchange, too.

Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 10:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 118

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Derek Gill Franßen: That certainly makes sense (given the amount of context and my lack of motivation to go looking for the rest). ;-)
1 hr
  -> I've checked Russian translations of both the Dicken's novel and Galsworthy's story, In both cases it was translated as "stock exchange". The translators are excellent and famous.
agree  juvera
2 hrs
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