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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
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Answer or respond

Marcus comes in to see the broken TV. He turns to Andre.

Marcus: What happened?

Andre doesn't answer/respond, just smiles to himself.


Can I use both answer and respond here? Which one seems best to use?

  

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anonymous Can I use both answer and respond here? Yes. anonymous Which one seems best better to use?

— CalifJim

  • anonymous Can I use both answer and respond here?
  • Yes.
  • anonymous Which one seems best better to use?
  • respond (personal opinion) "best" applies only with more than two choices.
  • CJ
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anonymousCan I use both answer and respond here?

Yes.

anonymousWhich one seems best better to use?

respond (personal opinion)

"best" applies only with more than two choices.

CJ

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