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Trunks Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Is there any difference between "laud" and "tout"?
Is there any difference between "laud" and "tout"?
Laud v - to praise sb/sth,
while, Tout v - to praise excessively
But i still don't seem to understand if there's any difference or not?
Laud v - to praise sb/sth,
while, Tout v - to praise excessively
But i still don't seem to understand if there's any difference or not?
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"tout" has mercenary connotations that "laud" lacks: it usually implies that you are promoting something because you have a vested interest in its success. I don't personally think that "praise excessively" (without any further qualifications) is a particularly good definition of "tout".
- "tout" has mercenary connotations that "laud" lacks: it usually implies that you are promoting something because you have a vested interest in its success.
- I don't personally think that "praise excessively" (without any further qualifications) is a particularly good definition of "tout".
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"tout" has mercenary connotations that "laud" lacks: it usually implies that you are promoting something because you have a vested interest in its success.
I don't personally think that "praise excessively" (without any further qualifications) is a particularly good definition of "tout".
I don't personally think that "praise excessively" (without any further qualifications) is a particularly good definition of "tout".
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