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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
to corroborate something
Hello,
Would it be acceptable to say: "What the professor said corroborates my theory."? In even more informal contexts, can we say "Jack corroborated what I said."?
I have seen it used very differently, but I am asking out of idle curiosity.
Would it be acceptable to say: "What the professor said corroborates my theory."? In even more informal contexts, can we say "Jack corroborated what I said."?
I have seen it used very differently, but I am asking out of idle curiosity.
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- It would.
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- Yes, but keep in mind that 'corroborate' is not a particularly informal word.
- CJ
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Gene93Would it be acceptable to say: "What the professor said corroborates my theory."?It would.
Gene93In even more informal contexts, can we say "Jack corroborated what I said."?Yes, but keep in mind that 'corroborate' is not a particularly informal word.
CJ
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I know it's actually a formal word. 
I think it would be much more informal to use "back up". We can back up theories, can't we? I k
I think it would be much more informal to use "back up". We can back up theories, can't we? I k00
Gene93We can back up theories, can't we?Yes.
Gene93I know we can support them. Support is probably somewhere in the middle.Agree. 'support' is a word that comes up frequently in dictionary definitions of 'corroborate'.
CJ
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