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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Admit/concede/confess

Can anyone tell me the difference in use for:

Admit

Concede

Confess

Thanks!

(greeting from the netherlands)
  

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Greetings from the US! Good Question! To admit something is usually used when you've done something wrong!

  • Greetings from the US!
  • Good Question!
  • To admit something is usually used when you've done something wrong!
  • This is also true for confess.
  • The two are generally interchangeable.
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Greetings from the US! Good Question!

To admit something is usually used when you've done something wrong! This is also true for confess. The two are generally interchangeable.

To concede is typically used in an arguments (not necessarily fights!

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