Angela’s ABCs Imply and infer
Why do so many people muddle up imply and infer when they have opposite meanings? Imply means to state indirectly or suggest, while infer means to deduce or draw a conclusion. A speaker or writer implies, while a listener or reader infers:
‘He implied in his text message that he was about to dump me.’
‘I inferred from his text message that he was about to dump me.’
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