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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
appeal to/against
What are the differences between to appeal to and to appeal against? Are they equal?
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No they don't mean the same thing at all. To appeal to - to make a request for something - the criminal appealed to the judge for mercy. - to be attractive to someone - the colourful toys appealed to the children.
- No they don't mean the same thing at all.
- To appeal to - to make a request for something - the criminal appealed to the judge for mercy.
- - to be attractive to someone - the colourful toys appealed to the children.
- To appeal against - to argue with a decision/ruling - the criminal still claimed his innocence so he launched an appeal against his sentence.
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No they don't mean the same thing at all.
To appeal to
- to make a request for something - the criminal appealed to the judge for mercy.
- to be attractive to someone - the colourful toys appealed to the children.
To appeal against
- to argue with a decision/ruling - the criminal still claimed his innocence so he launched an appeal against his sentence.
To appeal to
- to make a request for something - the criminal appealed to the judge for mercy.
- to be attractive to someone - the colourful toys appealed to the children.
To appeal against
- to argue with a decision/ruling - the criminal still claimed his innocence so he launched an appeal against his sentence.
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