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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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"Persuade" or "Convince"

"He convinced the two friends to make peace with each other."

"He persuased the two friends to make peace with each other."
  

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I would tend to use "persuaded" if they've already made peace with each other, whereas I would use "convinced" if they've agreed to but not yet actually made peace with each other.

  • I would tend to use "persuaded" if they've already made peace with each other, whereas I would use "convinced" if they've agreed to but not yet actually made peace with each other.
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I would tend to use "persuaded" if they've already made peace with each other, whereas I would use "convinced" if they've agreed to but not yet actually made peace with each other.

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