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Yogi2005 Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

pretence vs. pretext

hello,

Please, could you tell me what's the difference between "pretence" and "pretext" and the phrases "under pretence" and "under pretext".

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pretence is what you see, although probably is deceitful.. pretence means a fake reason to do sg. = i was over the moon indeed.

— Inchoateknowledge

  • pretence is what you see, although probably is deceitful..
  • pretence means a fake reason to do sg.
  • = i was over the moon indeed.
  • i asked joe about his divorce under the pretext to be interested in his mood.
  • it is not that i was interested how he feels that i asked about his divorce.
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pretence is what you see, although probably is deceitful..
pretence means a fake reason to do sg.

i made no pretence of being over the moon .= i was over the moon indeed.

i asked joe about his divorce under the pretext to be interested in his mood.
it is not that i was interested how he feels that i asked about his divorce.

incho

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