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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: Can anyone offer/proffer me an answer? #17332 01/31/01 09:40 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England I've always thought that "proffer" is more definite that "offer" in some respects. It has always had a connotation of insistence about it for me. An explanatory scenario I have in mind was in a documentary about albatrosses mating/nesting somewhere. The male was said in the commentary to be "proffering" gifts to the female. And while he wasn't throwing them at her, he wasn't taking "no" for an answer, either. The idiot also known as Capfka ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Can anyone offer/proffer me an answer? #17333 01/31/01 10:21 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Marianna addict Marianna addict Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain To my mind, "proffer" is only used for very well-defined items, such as objects or a well-wrapt-up argument or explanation. So you would proffer a solution (very definite), but you wouldn't proffer help (more general). Offer seems to be acceptable in either case. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,652 Members9,187 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Karin, JeffMackwood, artguitar, Jim_W, Rdbuffalo 9,187 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 156 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 12 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,758 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,936 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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