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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Trust/Believe

1b00Which of these is ok?02b02br
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01b00Trust Me02b02br
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01b00Trust 01font00in 02font00Me02b02br
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01b00Believe ME02b02br
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01b00Belive01font00 in02font00 Me02b0-
  

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02br 02br 00 Trust me. Believe me. What I'm telling you is correct.

— CalifJim

  • 02br 02br 00 Trust me.
  • Believe me.
  • What I'm telling you is correct.
  • What I'm telling you is true.
  • 02br 00 Trust in me.
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14 Answers
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0 All are fine.02br
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00 Without 01i00in02i00, you ask that the trust (or belief) be in what you say.02br
00 When you add 01i00in02i00, you ask that the trust (or belief) be in you personally.02br
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00 Trust me. Believe me. What I'm telling you is correct. What I'm telling you is true.
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0Hello Elida02br
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00All are fine.02br
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00"Trust me/Believe me" relate to particular acts or pieces of information, e.g.02br
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001. "What? Cut out both his kidneys? Are you 01i00sure02i00 that will cure his myopia?" "Look, I'm a doctor. Trust me."02br
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00"Trust in me/Believe in me
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0 01b00ok guys. got it . thanx.02b00 0-
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0I am kind of confused with the words 'trust' and 'believe'. 02br
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00According to an online dictionary, it says 'trust' also contain the meaning of believe.02br
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  1. 01font00To believe: 01i00I trust what you say.02i02font02li
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00Another example given
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0 IMO, whenever you want to convey 01font00more assurance02font00, you should use 01b00trust02b00. 02br
00 2 is fine. 02br
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00 Please 01font00advi01b00s02b00e02font00. 02br
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0So, would you use 'trust' in the sentence below:02br
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00I trust he can eat 10 barrels of chicken.02br
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00I was told that AmE uses 'advice' for both verb and noun. The distinction only applies to BrE. Please correct me if I'm wrong.0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10So, would you use 'trust' in the sentence below:12br
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10I trust he can eat 10 barrels of chicken.12br
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10I was told that AmE uses 'advice' for both verb and noun. The distinction only applies to BrE. Please correct me if I'm wrong.12br
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0 01font00To expect with assurance; assume: 01i00I trust that you will be on time.02i02font00 => Wouldn't it be better to use 'believe'?02br
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00In this sense, 'trust' can be better compared with 'hope' rather than 'believe'. In this sentence it could be a way of giving an order politely - you 01b
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0Thank you, Marius and Yoong Liat for correcting my mistake. 02br
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00By the way, Yoong Liat, do you have anything to say on trust vs believe?0-
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0. "What? Cut out both his kidneys? Are you 01i00sure02i00 that will cure his myopia?" "Look, I'm a doctor. Trust me."02br
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00Nona, in the sentence above, could I replace 'trust' with 'believe'?02br
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00A definition of believe from an online dictionary does seem to allow this replacement. This makes the words 'believe' and 'tr
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