Question
Updated on
8 Dec 2022
- Japanese
-
English (US)
Question about English (US)
A: Maybe companies will raise prices to finance higher pay and bigger benefits. My favorite coffee house chain upped the price of a cup of coffee latte to cover the hike in labor costs.
B: In other words, it's passing the *buck to consumers.
Is it okay to say passing the responsibility instead?
A: Maybe companies will raise prices to finance higher pay and bigger benefits. My favorite coffee house chain upped the price of a cup of coffee latte to cover the hike in labor costs.
B: In other words, it's passing the *buck to consumers.
Is it okay to say passing the responsibility instead?
B: In other words, it's passing the *buck to consumers.
Is it okay to say passing the responsibility instead?
Answers
When you "disagree" with an answer
The owner of it will not be notified.
Only the user who asked this question will see who disagreed with this answer.
Read more comments
- English (US)
Responsibility would sound a little odd here. Consumers do not bear responsibility for labor costs; they can choose to pay the higher cost or not. I would say “cost” instead.
Highly-rated answerer
- Japanese
- English (US)
[News] Hey you! The one learning a language!
Do you know how to improve your language skills❓ All you have to do is have your writing corrected by a native speaker!
With HiNative, you can have your writing corrected by native speakers for free ✍️✨.
With HiNative, you can have your writing corrected by native speakers for free ✍️✨.
Sign up
Recommended Questions
- I was asked a question from my friend like, "what's this photo suppose to be?" in two separate...
- 日本語を人に教えてあげるときに 丁寧に話す時 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 日常会話で話す時 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX と書きたいです。 「丁寧に話す時」...
- what is correct? Where are you study? Or Where do you study? Thank you.
- How to respond to "I hope you are doing well"?
- If you are not the correct person, please direct me the correct one. Does this sentence sound nat...
Topic Questions
- febuary is a wrong word? february is a correct word?
- What's the difference between " handrail " and " railing "? When you are standing on the escalat...
- Which sounds more natural? 1. He likes watching movies very much. 2. He like seeing movies very m...
- 好きな人と曖昧な関係です。はっきりさせたいのに、彼は私たちの関係について話そうとしません。その彼に下記の文を送ったら、感情的に感じますか？ 他に良い表現があれば教えて下さい。 Though yo...
- He will continue stay with us Is this correct?
Newest Questions
- What would make you choose saying "rather" rather than "very/pretty..."? Is there an actual diffe...
- Is this correct? Amy called in sick intensively in recent days. I think she wanted to run out of...
- I'm going to be going to a hot dog place. "be going to be going to" Is this gramatically correct?
- That's going to happen just about everywhere. In just two years: time, online grocery sales alone...
- ❪What does the following audio clip say?❫
Previous question/ Next question
What’s this symbol?
The Language Level symbol shows a user's proficiency in the languages they're interested in. Setting your Language Level helps other users provide you with answers that aren't too complex or too simple.
-
Beginner
Has difficulty understanding even short answers in this language.
-
Beginner-Intermediate
Can ask simple questions and can understand simple answers.
-
Intermediate
Can ask all types of general questions and can understand longer answers.
-
Advanced
Can understand long, complex answers.
Sign up for premium, and you can play other user's audio/video answers.
What are gifts?
Show your appreciation in a way that likes and stamps can't.
By sending a gift to someone, they will be more likely to answer your questions again!
If you post a question after sending a gift to someone, your question will be displayed in a special section on that person’s feed.
Tired of searching? HiNative can help you find that answer you're looking for.
