Hi,
Would anyone explain what the meaning of the following quote by Churchill?
To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war
I learnt "jaw-jaw" refers to "chat". Does it mean "it would be better to negotiate than go to war"?
Thanks!
To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war
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Re: To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war
Yes, that's exactly what it means.clearwater wrote:Does it mean "it would be better to negotiate than go to war"?
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Re: To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war
Thank you for your help.