No X

English translation: no exchange (of favors)

20:10 Jul 27, 2020
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / No X
English term or phrase: No X
I'm offering to fix your car. Free, no strings attached. No T's and C's. No X's.

Someone offering to fix a girl's car. I suppose "T & C" stands for terms and conditions.

Thanks in advance,
S.J
Canada
Local time: 21:25
Selected answer:no exchange (of favors)
Explanation:
self-explanatory
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Kiet Bach
United States
Local time: 18:25
Grading comment
Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +3no exchange (of favors)
Kiet Bach
4no exceptions
airmailrpl
4 -1no flirting
Anastasia Andriani
3no signature needed
Teangacha (X)
4 -2Without the basic elements of a specified field of knowledge
Ninoslav Matijevic


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
no x
no exchange (of favors)


Explanation:
self-explanatory

Kiet Bach
United States
Local time: 18:25
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
50 mins

neutral  philgoddard: I'm not sure about this. I haven't come across it before.
1 hr
  -> I'm not sure either. I just guessed.

agree  Tina Vonhof (X): Fits the context.
4 hrs

agree  B D Finch
14 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
no x
Without the basic elements of a specified field of knowledge


Explanation:
X's - The basic elements of a specified field of knowledge, work, or skills. The plays, strategies, skills used in particular sport or work, craft, science...


https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/xs-and-...

Ninoslav Matijevic
Serbia
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tina Vonhof (X): Collins says "X's and O's" and does not explain what it means.
2 hrs
  -> Ok, thank you. I expressed a meaning that is valid generally.

disagree  B D Finch: The Collins dictionary entry for "X's and O's" is, quite clear and shows why this is not "a meaning that is valid generally" (or, indeed, at all) for "no X".
12 hrs

disagree  AllegroTrans: Nothing to do with the asker's text
6 days
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
no x
no flirting


Explanation:
The use of the X is contextual to the message. After do some research, in my opinion this sentence no 'x' could be no kiss / no flirting.
As for significance, 'X' may be mildly flirtatious. in British 'x' represents a kiss.


    Reference: http://quora.com
Anastasia Andriani
Indonesia
Local time: 08:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  B D Finch: This totally ignores the context and shows a failure to understand how "x" is used in English when used to symbolise a kiss.
7 hrs

neutral  philgoddard: Yes, I think this is a possibility. It follows on from "Ts and Cs".
11 hrs
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
no x
no signature needed


Explanation:
It could also mean:
'No boxes/forms to fill out.'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_mark

Teangacha (X)
Ireland
Local time: 01:25
Native speaker of: English
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
No X's.
no exceptions


Explanation:
No X's. => no exceptions


BSR 17: There Are No Objective Moral Truths | Bob ... - Patheos
www.patheos.com › blogs › crossexamined › 2020/05
May 28, 2020 - That seems to admit no exceptions, but I already knew that. ... Saying "no X's exist" is not the same as saying "there are no objective statements ...

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 22:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 88

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: This is also a possibility, though it's not supported by your reference, which is from philosophy.
1 day 2 hrs
  -> I disagree
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