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COUME Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

"Web Enquiries" Vs. "Online Inquiries" - do they have the same meaning?

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00Would you say that "Web Enquiries" and "Online Inquiries" are the same things and have the same meanings?02br
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00I can't find the difference between enquiries and inquiries... Is it British versus American English?02br
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00 No. 'Web' means that I am inquiring via the Internet. 'Online' does not necessarily mean that I am using the Internet.

— Clive

  • 00 No.
  • 'Web' means that I am inquiring via the Internet.
  • 'Online' does not necessarily mean that I am using the Internet.
  • 02font 02br 02br 00Having said that, I think the term 'online' is often used to mean Internet activity.
  • 01font 02br 02br 00I can't find the difference between enquiries and inquiries...
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Would you say that "Web Enquiries" and "Online Inquiries" are the same things and have the same meanings?00 No. 'Web' means that I am inquiring via the Internet. 'Online' does not necessarily mean that I am using the Internet. For example, when I use an ATM, I am performing an online transaction, but I don't think (although
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0Hello Coume02br
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00Without more context, I would take "web enquiries" to mean "enquiries about the internet" (i.e. general enquiries), and "online enquiries" to mean "an online enquiry facility" (e.g. on a company website).02br
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00"Enquiry" and "inquiry" are both used in BrE; the Oxford English Dictionary prefers "inquire". Curiously, however, man
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Thank you for this piece of information Mr Pedantic, I found it very useful!

Best,

Ingunn
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CliveHi,

Would you say that "Web Enquiries" and "Online Inquiries" are the same things and have the same meanings? No. 'Web' means that I am inquiring via the Internet. 'Online' does not necessarily mean that I am using the Internet. For example, when I use an ATM, I am performing an online transaction, but I don't think (although I could be
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Hi,

I thought using ATM does involve internet.

I'm really not sure. When my bank is closed and I stand at the ATM outside their door, is the bank really asking me to enter my bank accout info, pin number, etc. via the internet? I would think there would be major security concerns, and that they would at least have to inform me of them. But maybe not.
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SOurce.
http://www.future-perfect.co.uk/grammartips/grammar-tip-enquiry-inquiry.asp

Is it enquiry or inquiry?

There is always the difficulty of recognising American English spellings and British English spellings with words like these.

Whether we like i
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