Looking for an English idiom
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In Russian language we have this joke:
-- Is this a taxi?
-- Yes
-- Why isn't the car yellow then?
-- Do you want a yellow car or do you need a ride?
We often use the last phrase of the joke as an idiom, meaning "you can do something right now quickly even if it sounds/looks unusual or incorrect, OR you can wait for a 100% legit opportunity which might take forever". The closest analogy in English I found was written by Shakespeare:
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.
William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet. Act II. Scene II.
However I'd like to know if there's a simpler everyday saying maybe? Maybe something like "You want brands or goods" will do?
idioms popular-refrains
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In Russian language we have this joke:
-- Is this a taxi?
-- Yes
-- Why isn't the car yellow then?
-- Do you want a yellow car or do you need a ride?
We often use the last phrase of the joke as an idiom, meaning "you can do something right now quickly even if it sounds/looks unusual or incorrect, OR you can wait for a 100% legit opportunity which might take forever". The closest analogy in English I found was written by Shakespeare:
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.
William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet. Act II. Scene II.
However I'd like to know if there's a simpler everyday saying maybe? Maybe something like "You want brands or goods" will do?
idioms popular-refrains
asked Nov 26 at 9:24
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The usual expression is substance, not form (substance over form where so required).
– Kris
Nov 26 at 9:31
"Some implementations of AI, like the unhelpful chatbot Maoz encountered, pay more attention to their outward form than to the quality of the user experience." transversal.com/company/blog/2017/07/…
– Kris
Nov 26 at 9:37
@Kris in what sense is that 'the usual expression'? It sounds far more formal than what most people would deploy when trying to get someone else to make up their mind to use an 'off-brand' solution. Search results show it mostly used in a quasi-legal setting when talking about tax, inheritance, accountancy or political commentary and not generally in a way that suggests a lack of legitimacy in the substantive alternative.
– Spagirl
Nov 26 at 10:49
"Do you want it right, or right now?"
– AmI
Nov 26 at 11:04
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Dr. Phil, the popular talk show psychologist, coined the phrase "Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?"
– Jason Bassford
Nov 26 at 12:39
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In Russian language we have this joke:
-- Is this a taxi?
-- Yes
-- Why isn't the car yellow then?
-- Do you want a yellow car or do you need a ride?
We often use the last phrase of the joke as an idiom, meaning "you can do something right now quickly even if it sounds/looks unusual or incorrect, OR you can wait for a 100% legit opportunity which might take forever". The closest analogy in English I found was written by Shakespeare:
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.
William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet. Act II. Scene II.
However I'd like to know if there's a simpler everyday saying maybe? Maybe something like "You want brands or goods" will do?
idioms popular-refrains
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In Russian language we have this joke:
-- Is this a taxi?
-- Yes
-- Why isn't the car yellow then?
-- Do you want a yellow car or do you need a ride?
We often use the last phrase of the joke as an idiom, meaning "you can do something right now quickly even if it sounds/looks unusual or incorrect, OR you can wait for a 100% legit opportunity which might take forever". The closest analogy in English I found was written by Shakespeare:
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.
William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet. Act II. Scene II.
However I'd like to know if there's a simpler everyday saying maybe? Maybe something like "You want brands or goods" will do?
idioms popular-refrains
idioms popular-refrains
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The usual expression is substance, not form (substance over form where so required).
– Kris
Nov 26 at 9:31
"Some implementations of AI, like the unhelpful chatbot Maoz encountered, pay more attention to their outward form than to the quality of the user experience." transversal.com/company/blog/2017/07/…
– Kris
Nov 26 at 9:37
@Kris in what sense is that 'the usual expression'? It sounds far more formal than what most people would deploy when trying to get someone else to make up their mind to use an 'off-brand' solution. Search results show it mostly used in a quasi-legal setting when talking about tax, inheritance, accountancy or political commentary and not generally in a way that suggests a lack of legitimacy in the substantive alternative.
– Spagirl
Nov 26 at 10:49
"Do you want it right, or right now?"
– AmI
Nov 26 at 11:04
1
Dr. Phil, the popular talk show psychologist, coined the phrase "Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?"
– Jason Bassford
Nov 26 at 12:39
|
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The usual expression is substance, not form (substance over form where so required).
– Kris
Nov 26 at 9:31
"Some implementations of AI, like the unhelpful chatbot Maoz encountered, pay more attention to their outward form than to the quality of the user experience." transversal.com/company/blog/2017/07/…
– Kris
Nov 26 at 9:37
@Kris in what sense is that 'the usual expression'? It sounds far more formal than what most people would deploy when trying to get someone else to make up their mind to use an 'off-brand' solution. Search results show it mostly used in a quasi-legal setting when talking about tax, inheritance, accountancy or political commentary and not generally in a way that suggests a lack of legitimacy in the substantive alternative.
– Spagirl
Nov 26 at 10:49
"Do you want it right, or right now?"
– AmI
Nov 26 at 11:04
1
Dr. Phil, the popular talk show psychologist, coined the phrase "Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?"
– Jason Bassford
Nov 26 at 12:39
The usual expression is substance, not form (substance over form where so required).
– Kris
Nov 26 at 9:31
The usual expression is substance, not form (substance over form where so required).
– Kris
Nov 26 at 9:31
"Some implementations of AI, like the unhelpful chatbot Maoz encountered, pay more attention to their outward form than to the quality of the user experience." transversal.com/company/blog/2017/07/…
– Kris
Nov 26 at 9:37
"Some implementations of AI, like the unhelpful chatbot Maoz encountered, pay more attention to their outward form than to the quality of the user experience." transversal.com/company/blog/2017/07/…
– Kris
Nov 26 at 9:37
@Kris in what sense is that 'the usual expression'? It sounds far more formal than what most people would deploy when trying to get someone else to make up their mind to use an 'off-brand' solution. Search results show it mostly used in a quasi-legal setting when talking about tax, inheritance, accountancy or political commentary and not generally in a way that suggests a lack of legitimacy in the substantive alternative.
– Spagirl
Nov 26 at 10:49
@Kris in what sense is that 'the usual expression'? It sounds far more formal than what most people would deploy when trying to get someone else to make up their mind to use an 'off-brand' solution. Search results show it mostly used in a quasi-legal setting when talking about tax, inheritance, accountancy or political commentary and not generally in a way that suggests a lack of legitimacy in the substantive alternative.
– Spagirl
Nov 26 at 10:49
"Do you want it right, or right now?"
– AmI
Nov 26 at 11:04
"Do you want it right, or right now?"
– AmI
Nov 26 at 11:04
1
1
Dr. Phil, the popular talk show psychologist, coined the phrase "Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?"
– Jason Bassford
Nov 26 at 12:39
Dr. Phil, the popular talk show psychologist, coined the phrase "Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?"
– Jason Bassford
Nov 26 at 12:39
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The usual expression is substance, not form (substance over form where so required).
– Kris
Nov 26 at 9:31
"Some implementations of AI, like the unhelpful chatbot Maoz encountered, pay more attention to their outward form than to the quality of the user experience." transversal.com/company/blog/2017/07/…
– Kris
Nov 26 at 9:37
@Kris in what sense is that 'the usual expression'? It sounds far more formal than what most people would deploy when trying to get someone else to make up their mind to use an 'off-brand' solution. Search results show it mostly used in a quasi-legal setting when talking about tax, inheritance, accountancy or political commentary and not generally in a way that suggests a lack of legitimacy in the substantive alternative.
– Spagirl
Nov 26 at 10:49
"Do you want it right, or right now?"
– AmI
Nov 26 at 11:04
1
Dr. Phil, the popular talk show psychologist, coined the phrase "Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?"
– Jason Bassford
Nov 26 at 12:39