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Mr. Tom Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

The use of "Credit"

Hi

Can we use the word credit in the sense of trust as normally as we use "trust" itself?

He can't be credited with any secret?

Thanks,

Tom
  

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No, in this context, credit means recognition of authorship. It's as if he wrote the secret. "

  • No, in this context, credit means recognition of authorship.
  • It's as if he wrote the secret.
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No, in this context, credit means recognition of authorship. It's as if he wrote the secret.

"He got credit for his part in writing the newspaper article."

"My name appears in the credits at the end of the movie."

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