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Oct 3 2008 1:38PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Quiz, Business writing, grammar, commonly confused words, imply/infer
Quiz: Writing for business — imply or infer?
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Quiz, Business writing, grammar, commonly confused words, imply/infer
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Which is correct? In your speech to stockholders, were you _______ that fourth quarter earnings will depend on foreign markets? a. inferring b. implying |
Answer: b
Explanation:
To imply means to say something but not really spell it out. To infer means to draw a conclusion from something, such as a vague statement.
If you are saying something, you are implying it. If you are concluding something, you are inferring it.
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