Timeline for How can I say I can't guarantee information I'm about to give is correct?
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| Jan 17, 2019 at 8:50 | comment | added | Flater | @KyleDelaney: "Don't quote me on that" is more often used to mean "Don't tell them I told you this" (= anonimity), rather than "don't take my words as the definitive truth, I may be inaccurate" (= uncertainty). | |
| Jan 15, 2019 at 20:58 | comment | added | Ben | Down voted because "don't pin me down on this" does not have the meaning the question is asking for but has the subtly different meaning of demanding a firm answer. See idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pin+down where it defines "pin someone down (on something)" | |
| Jan 15, 2019 at 15:07 | comment | added | user274438 | (Regarding the ending note) It's worth noting the similarity to existing idioms about having blame pinned to you - which you'd want to avoid. "Look, I told you elephant's weren't a good replacement for a finance department - don't pin this on me, [it wasn't my fault]" | |
| Jan 15, 2019 at 14:10 | comment | added | Colm | "Don't hold me to that!" is used when giving an assurance or making a casual appointment rather than when sharing information. | |
| Jan 15, 2019 at 12:25 | comment | added | Martin Barker | @TashusI completely agree but we're not talking about the grammar were talking about the common usage of an idiom which was what I was making reference to. and the fact you have to add a qualifier of "but" which is adding a contradiction to the sentence before the statement. | |
| Jan 15, 2019 at 0:13 | comment | added | Kyle Delaney | "Don't quote me on that" is far more commonly recognized. "Don't hold me to that" isn't unheard of but it more often refers to promises or agreements or deals rather than information | |
| Jan 14, 2019 at 21:35 | comment | added | Tashus | @MartinBarker I think "this" is used before and "that" is used after, but the verb choice is independent of position. "Don't hold me to this, but..." and "..., but don't quote me on that" are both perfectly fine. | |
| Jan 14, 2019 at 16:56 | comment | added | KarlG | The definition you cited doesn't cover the meaning of the idiom. | |
| Jan 14, 2019 at 16:28 | comment | added | Martin Barker | "Don't hold me to that" is used after the statement whereas "don't quote me on this" is used before the statement | |
| Jan 14, 2019 at 16:01 | comment | added | Martin Bonner supports Monica | @FabianHabersack No. "Don't pin me down on that" means "Don't force me to give a definitive answer on that" - the meaning is subtly different. | |
| Jan 14, 2019 at 15:11 | history | edited | lbf | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 14, 2019 at 15:03 | comment | added | Dr. Fabian Habersack | That makes sense, actually. But what about "don't pin me down on that!"? Can you use that one as well? Or can it be mistaken in a vulgar sense??? | |
| Jan 14, 2019 at 15:01 | vote | accept | Dr. Fabian Habersack | ||
| Jan 14, 2019 at 14:28 | history | answered | lbf | CC BY-SA 4.0 |