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0 pointspmyteh7y ago0 comments

> > pulled the kill chord.

> pulled the plug

Kill cords are a thing (on powerboats, particularly) and the original metaphor is fine.

> > For years, Lidl is expanding operations.

> For years, Lidl has expanded operations.

'For years, Lidl has been expanding operations'. Past continuous tense is better if the expansion's still going on.

> > high-turnover countries

> high-volume or high-revenue

High-turnover is completely correct, at least in British English.

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3945497y ago

> Kill cords are a thing (on powerboats, particularly) and the original metaphor is fine.

The expression "pulling the plug" is idiomatic English (at least in the North American variety). "Pulled the kill chord" may be an accurate metaphor, but the audience is far less likely to be familiar with the reference.

7622367y ago

It's not about being correct. It has to sound good to the audience too, which guides you to choose one of multiple correct ways to phrase something.

sjwright7y ago

Which is good advice if the audience is exclusively American and fears difference, diversity or the unexpected. Other than cord/chord (which my brain quickly dismissed as a typo) the original post sounds completely fine to me.

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