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Shelby Killuminati Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Usage of 'infer'
Why is it incorrect to say
"Are you inferring that I'm a liar ?"
"Are you inferring that I'm a liar ?"
Top answer
It is the wrong verb. The speaker 'implies' and the listener 'infers'.
- It is the wrong verb.
- The speaker 'implies' and the listener 'infers'.
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It is the wrong verb.
The speaker 'implies' and the listener 'infers'.
The speaker 'implies' and the listener 'infers'.
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Shelby Killuminati Why is it incorrect to say "Are you inferring that I'm a liar ?"There may be a much less usual situation in which this is possible, but in virtually all cases we would say "implying" instead of "inferring" in this kind of sentence.
Are you [implying / hinting / suggesting] that I'm a liar? is usually what is meant.
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Those of us who used to fight to protect 'disinterested' from the 'bored'-meaning barbarians have had to admit defeat. I suspect that we will soon withdraw from the battle to protect 'infer' from the 'imply'-meaning barbarians.
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fivejedjonThose of us who used to fight to protect 'disinterested' from the 'bored'-meaning barbarians have had to admit defeat.Never! Not while I still draw breath!
fivejedjonI suspect that we will soon withdraw from the battle to protect 'infer' from the 'imply'-meaning barbarians.No! We must fight on to protect the pu
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