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Hhtt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
demonstrate v. testify [American English]
Testify: (fig) to demonstrate something. [From Newbury House American English Dictionary]
"Her success testifies too much hard work."
Can we say instead "Her success testifies too much hard work"
Thank you.
"Her success testifies too much hard work."
Can we say instead "Her success testifies too much hard work"
Thank you.
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You mistyped your question and wrote the same sentence twice. For this meaning, I would say "X testifies to Y", rather than "X testifies Y". "too much" means more than is needed or wanted.
- You mistyped your question and wrote the same sentence twice.
- For this meaning, I would say "X testifies to Y", rather than "X testifies Y".
- "too much" means more than is needed or wanted.
- It does not fit with the positive connotations of "success".
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You mistyped your question and wrote the same sentence twice.
For this meaning, I would say "X testifies to Y", rather than "X testifies Y".
"too much" means more than is needed or wanted. It does not fit with the positive connotations of "success".
For this meaning, I would say "X testifies to Y", rather than "X testifies Y".
"too much" means more than is needed or wanted. It does not fit with the positive connotations of "success".
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Testify: (fig) to demonstrate something. [From Newbury House American English Dictionary]
"Her success testifies to much hard work"
Can we say instead "Her success demonstrates much hard work"
Thank you.
"Her success testifies to much hard work"
Can we say instead "Her success demonstrates much hard work"
Thank you.
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hhtt"Her success testifies to much hard work"Oh yes, I suppose I should have twigged that "too" was a mistake for "to"!
hhttCan we say instead "Her success demonstrates much hard work"Yes.
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GPY hhtt"Her success testifies to much hard work"Oh yes, I suppose I should have twigged that "too" was a mistake for "to"!hhttCan we say instead "Her success demonstrates much hard work"Yes.But you are from UK so isn't it strange for you using demonstrate instead of "testify to" ?
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hhttBut you are from UK so isn't it strange for you using demonstrate instead of "testify to" ?I'm not aware of any difference between the US and UK usage of these words. What makes you think that there is?
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GPY hhttBut you are from UK so isn't it strange for you using demonstrate instead of "testify to" ?I'm not aware of any difference between the US and UK usage of these words. What makes you think that there is?The source giving testify as: (fig) to demonstrate something is of American English, Newbury House American English Dictionary.
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More completely, testify to.
2 fig. to demonstrate s.t.: Her success testifies to much hard work.
Her success demonstrates much hard work is not exactly the same, but it's close. Even closer might be Her success provides evidence of much hard work. Dictionary definitions are not designed to give you expressions that are completel
2 fig. to demonstrate s.t.: Her success testifies to much hard work.
Her success demonstrates much hard work is not exactly the same, but it's close. Even closer might be Her success provides evidence of much hard work. Dictionary definitions are not designed to give you expressions that are completel
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hhttThe source giving testify as: (fig) to demonstrate something is of American English, Newbury House American English Dictionary.Just because something is in a dictionary of "American English", it does not mean that the definitions do not apply to other varieties of English. The vast majority of US and UK English is the same. Where there is a difference, go
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