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What is the meaning of IMPLY and How to use it?



 
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What is the meaning of IMPLY and How to use it? #1 (permalink) Mon Nov 24, 2008 15:11 pm   What is the meaning of IMPLY and How to use it?
 

What is the meaning of 'imply' and 'implied' and how to use it. Thanks in advance!
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What is the meaning of IMPLY and How to use it. Thanks in advance #2 (permalink) Mon Nov 24, 2008 16:19 pm   What is the meaning of IMPLY and How to use it. Thanks in advance
 

It's when you say something indirectly.

If I tell you that you look nice today, it does NOT imply you usually look terrible on other days.

If I say "You better have the report ready by Friday" there is an implied thread that I'll be in trouble if I don't.

A lot of people mix up "infer" with "imply."

If you look them up in the dictionary, you'll see their differences.
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What is the meaning of IMPLY and How to use it? #3 (permalink) Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:48 am   What is the meaning of IMPLY and How to use it?
 

"You better have the report ready by Friday" --
I think, we can use "You HAD better" instead of "You better".
I am told that we should not avoid -HAD- when we use the word "better".

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