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Guyper Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Inspire and Influence

Can both verbs can be used to say that someone/something inspired a person to do something?

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'Inspire' suggests a deeper, more spiritual influence.

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Inspire' suggests a deeper, more spiritual influence.
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'Inspire' suggests a deeper, more spiritual influence.
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Influence can be a positive or a negative thing - 'He drank too much because his friends were a bad influence on him'. Influence can also be intentional - 'I shall try to influence the decision.' It's about someone changing their behaviour because of things that other people say or do - they may change it willingly or unwillingly.

Inspiration a specific type of influence where somethin
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