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Persian Learner Posted 9 years ago
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Ink an agreement

Hi.

http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/412447/Iranian-tourist-visits-to-Russia-up-by-72-in-2016

On March 28, Iran and Russia inked a visa-free agreement for tourist groups, as the two countries are taking steps towards broadening bilateral tourism ties.

Is 'ink' an appropriate word to use in an academic setting like the news?

  

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It's a term that is almost exclusively used by the news media. But I wouldn't call the news media an academic setting!

  • It's a term that is almost exclusively used by the news media.
  • But I wouldn't call the news media an academic setting!
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It's a term that is almost exclusively used by the news media.

But I wouldn't call the news media an academic setting!

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Persian LearnerIs 'ink' an appropriate word to use in an academic setting like the news?

In my opinion, the underlying presupposition of your question is incorrect. News does not consist in academic writing. Far from it.

Journalists are much more likely to incorporate the latest trends in language than academic writers are. Sometimes they even inve

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