“The speaker inferred we should leave.”
Confusables Entry 519 / 1605 60-second read
Imply vs. Infer
Speaker versus listener — a quick check.
The comparisoni
“The speaker implied we should leave.”
The ruleii
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SPEAKER IMPLIES. LISTENER INFERS.
The sender of a message IMPLIES. The receiver INFERS.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Implier is In the speech. Inferrer is Interpreting."