Evincing Interest

0 Senthilvalen, 02br
00I have never heard of "evincing interest" although i understand what the sentence is trying to say. Does it make more sense by saying in this way "Thanks (thank you) for evincing your interest in our flat"? 0-

0 Yes Joeviee. 02br
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00Evince means "To show (or) demonstrate clearly". 02br
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00So, evincing interest could mean showing interest. 02br
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00But I need more clarification of the usage "evincing interest". 02br
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0Sir, 02br
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00Could any one clarify me about "evincing interest"? 02br
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00Is this a new usage, standard usage or old usage? How the word originated? 02br
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0 Are you sure that the word used is not "convincing" instead of "evincing"?? 0-

0 Dear Temico, 02br
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00Yes, I am sure the word is "evincing" not convincing. 02br
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0 Hi, 02br
00'Evince' is an uncommon word in this context, meaning 'show'. When I read this sentence, I understand it but I wonder if the writer is perhaps a non-native speaker. I find that use of correct but uncommon vocabulary is often an indication of a NNS. 02br
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00On the other hand, native speakers do sometimes use more formal and unusual words in formal

0 'Evince' (conquer-out) was used to mean 'convince' before the 18th century. But now the usage in this sense got obsolete. (EX) His arguments were fitted to prove and evince, not for ostentation, plain yet learned. [1668] 02br
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0 I would change the sentence slightly: 02br
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00"Thank you for evincing interest in our flats." [i.e. no 'your'] 02br
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00As has been said, the sense of 'evince' here would be 'show'. 02br
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00I'm afraid it could very easily be said by a BrE estate agent. 02br
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00MrP 0-