Can I "infer" something from a text?
Yes. Infer means to draw a conclusion from evidence — a text is fair evidence.
A little morei
Any time you are reading signals and reaching a conclusion — a text, a tone of voice, body language — the verb is infer. Imply is what the sender did; infer is what you did. Writers often confuse the two, especially when the evidence is ambiguous.
The full entryii
Confusables
Imply vs. Infer
The speaker implies. The listener infers.
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