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Michaelting Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Clarify

Can I say

''Can you clarify that you are innocent?''

Clarify-to make clear

Can I replace it with 'proof'

Talking to someone has helped clarify my feelings. (What does this mean?)
  

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These are OK: Can you prove that you are innocent? Talking to someone has helped clarify my feelings. -- Talking to someone has helped me understand my own feelings better / more clearly.

— Mister Micawber

  • These are OK: Can you prove that you are innocent?
  • Talking to someone has helped clarify my feelings.
  • -- Talking to someone has helped me understand my own feelings better / more clearly.
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These are OK:

Can you prove that you are innocent?

Talking to someone has helped clarify my feelings. (What does this mean?-- Talking to someone has helped me understand my own feelings better / more clearly.)
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If so,

'clarify' is used like

''Can you clarify the answer?''

Isn't it?
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Yes, or 'Can you clarify the butter?'
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Dear Michael

The word "clarify" means here: "explain some more things about this"

It doesn't work in your original example - are you innocent? - because, if a person is asked if they are innocent or guilty then they have only to say one thing or the other: either innocent or guilty

The interrogation might go..

- Can we just confirm that you say you're innocent?
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