The phrase "argument of words" is not commonly used in written English and may be unclear in meaning.
It could be used in contexts discussing the nature of verbal disputes or discussions, but it may require additional clarification for the reader.
Example: "The debate turned into an argument of words, with each side passionately defending their viewpoint."
Alternatives: "verbal dispute" or "debate of words".
Capriccio (1942), his last opera, is an absorbing work that reanimates the old argument of whether words or music should take precedence in opera.
He said: "The central and only point that was remaining late on being discussed on Sunday night – and by the way I left before midnight – was this highly technical and legalistic argument of the wording on exemplary damages.
"The argument got thousands of words in Japanese sports pages," The Associated Press said, "but as in the United States, Yonamine didn't win his point".
The central argument of A Quiet Word is that big business has so successfully scared politicians away from tackling the big issues – climate change, a shrinking tax base, sugar-fuelled obesity, banking reform – that they are reduced to tinkering at the edges, in a way that completely fails the masses.
This is asserted with cold dispassion, dismissing any argument of "disease" (a word she rejects "like ebola"), putting her in a camp that believes defining addiction as such somehow removes the involvement of any free will.
"The tradition of fierce argument over words, the tension of generations, the tension between what is oral and what is written, these are all very basic things that drive the Talmud," Mr. Cedar said.
It's also a hall-of-mirrors argument about words versus actions and how crazy anyone would be to make Eminem a role model.
Any compromise is likely to revolve around arguments over the meanings of words like spending and revenue.Bridging the divideEven a deal like this, which would do little to address the causes of persistent budget deficits, would probably be rejected by most House Republicans.
As sages have recognized since the time of Socrates, democracies are particularly prone to debilitating, fruitless arguments about the meaning of words.
They have also given rise to inflammatory legalistic arguments featuring the use of words that suggest that there has been a breach in the law or that crimes have taken place.
