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Gene93 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

assert/affirm

Hello,
How would you differentiate between: "He affirmed/asserted that his friend was innocent"? I think assert strikes me as a little stronger.

Thank you.
  

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Gene93 I think assert strikes me as a little stronger. Me, too.

— Mister Micawber

  • Gene93 I think assert strikes me as a little stronger.
  • Me, too.
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Gene93I think assert strikes me as a little stronger.
Me, too.
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Also consider using "insisted."
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