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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

insist and persist

0 1. Mp3 users 01u00insist/persist02u00 that there is nothing illgal about using the technology to download music for free.02br
002. He 01u00insisted/persisted02u00 that he had nothing to do with robbery.02br
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00Insist and persist are pretty close in meanings; how could I tell them apart? Which should I use in the above two sentences? Thanks.00 0-
  

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0 In your examples, 'insist' is the suitable option, since it has the sense of 'state firmly'.02br
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00To persist is to continue doing something, often in spite of obstacles.0-
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0 Thanks, Conchita, but the second sentence is from a dictionary, and it uses persisted. That confuses me. 0-
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01cite10Angliholic12cite10Thanks, Conchita, but the second sentence is from a dictionary, and it uses persisted. That confuses me.12blockquote
10This use of 'persist' is far from standard -- actually, it sounds downright wrong to me. I would rephrase the sentence as follows:02br
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0I’d like to add a couple of comments on the use of “persist” and “insist” along side what’s already been said.02br
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00This rule of thumb may be helpful:02br
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00If persist – use [in]02br
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00If insist00 00-00 00use [on]02br
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