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Difference between persuade and encourage Wed Feb 16, 2005 22:37 pm  Difference between persuade and encourage
 

Test No. incompl/advan-5 "Learning tips and instructions", question 8

Try to ......... a native speaker to talk to you so that you can record the conversation.

(a) influence
(b) persuade
(c) encourage
(d) impress

Test No. incompl/advan-5 "Learning tips and instructions", answer 8

Try to persuade a native speaker to talk to you so that you can record the conversation.

Correct answer: (b) persuade

Your answer was: incorrect
Try to encourage a native speaker to talk to you so that you can record the conversation.
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I think that word 'encourage' seems more polite to me.
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Difference between persuade and encourage Thu Feb 17, 2005 0:33 am  Difference between persuade and encourage
 

No, it's the other way round. You want someone to help you and in that case you have to persuade them. You don't encourage them because that would mean that they were nervous or shy.
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Difference between persuade and encourage Sat Jun 28, 2008 9:37 am  Difference between persuade and encourage
 

Alan wrote:
No, it's the other way round. You want someone to help you and in that case you have to persuade them. You don't encourage them because that would mean that they were nervous or shy.

can we use convince rather than persuade ?
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