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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Enquiry and investigation

what's the diffenerce between them?
  

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They can be synonymous; otherwise, 'enquiry' simply means 'question'.

  • They can be synonymous; otherwise, 'enquiry' simply means 'question'.
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They can be synonymous; otherwise, 'enquiry' simply means 'question'.
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An 'enquiry' is merely asking for information.
An 'investigation' is a formal, systematic study or examination.

The grey area begins, because 'enquiry' it is also used my politicians to refer to official government investigations into some matter.

Police say 'they are making enquiries' when they seek information from the general public about some matter, but this is part of

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