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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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declare vs announce

0Britain's defense secretary has declared that the once war-torn southern Iraqi city of Basra is now a "transformed city."02br
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00Can I replace declared with announced without change of meaning?02br
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0 Not quite the same:02br 00declared/stated: there's some pretending about it, this is 01b 00his02b 00 01b 00view02b 00 of the things, it may or may not be true02br 02br 00announced: you announce 01b 00news02b 00, things which are01b 00 real/true02b 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 Not quite the same:02br 00declared/stated: there's some pretending about it, this is 01b 00his02b 00 01b 00view02b 00 of the things, it may or may not be true02br 02br 00announced: you announce 01b 00news02b 00, things which are01b 00 real/true02b 0-
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0 Not quite the same:02br
00declared/stated: there's some pretending about it, this is 01b00his02b00 01b00view02b00 of the things, it may or may not be true02br
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00announced: you announce 01b00news02b00, things which are01b00 real/true02b0-
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0Thanks, MH. Those are really good definitions especially with the keywords highlighted.0-
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0 In this example, the word "declare" is not as "absolute" sounding as the word "announce." To declare here offers more of a individualized expression or opinion than to announce it as if it's a done deal. If you announce that the city is transformed, then it implies agreement from others that yes, indeed, the city is transformed. To declare it here assumes that it's coming just from the pers
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