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Old Mon Dec 04, 2006, 10:49pm
Daryl H. Long Daryl H. Long is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rainmaker
No, the written word implies. The reader infers.

So, "I infer from (b) that it is evident to all..."

Or, "The book implies in (b) that it is evident to all..."

I've been "grammared'.

I used infer as a synonym for conclude which my dictionary says is correct.

Nevertheless, my implication was based on logical inference.
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