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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

persuade / convince

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00He convinced (persuaded) me of his innocence.02br
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02br 02br 00But you persuade someone to do something. 0-

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0I would say that you convince someone of a fact: He convinced me that he was innocent.02br
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00But you persuade someone to do something. He persuaded me to believe in his innocence.02br
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00That's just my take - others may have different opinions.0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10I would say that you convince someone of a fact: He convinced me that he was innocent.12br
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10But you persuade someone to do something. He persuaded me to believe in his innocence.12br
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10That's just my take - others may have different opinions.12br
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0 I still don't get it. Here's an explanation from my dictionary:02br
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00 persuade: to cause sb to believe sth: "The jury was persuaded of her innocence".02br
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00 So what's the difference between "The jury was persuaded of her innocence" and "The jury was convinced of her innocence"? 0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10I still don't get it. Here's an explanation from my dictionary:12br
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10persuade: to cause sb to believe sth: "The jury was persuaded of her innocence".12br
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10So what's the difference between "The jury was persuaded of her innocence" and "The jury was convinced of h
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0I have to be honest - on any given Monday, I could wake and feel the two words should be used differently, and on Tuesday, agree with the dictionary that they are virtually the same. (Unlike the "literally" discussion, I really don't have strong feelings here.)02br
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00Perhaps the different is that persuade needs an agent - someone (or something, like the facts of a case)
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0In the example above I think that both verbs mean the same. It's really hard for someone who has been learning English for only one year to notice such small differences between similar words. Thanks anyway 050010id5
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10I have to be honest - on any given Monday, I could wake and feel the two words should be used differently, and on Tuesday, agree with the dictionary that they are virtually the same. (Unlike the "literally" discussion, I really don't have strong feelings here.)12br
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10Perhaps the differ
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