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#1 (permalink) Sun Jun 14, 2009 2:15 am Insist in vs Persist on

'Insist in' and 'Persist on' are the same meaning?? and they can be used as the same role? if not, how to use them?

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#2 (permalink) Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:23 am Insist in vs Persist on

Schwartz wrote:

'Insist in' and 'Persist on' are the same meaning?? and they can be used as the same role? if not, how to use them?

Not really.

" I insist on your cleaning your room."
" You persist in not doing so."

To insist is to almost command.
To persist is to continue to ignore. (In the above example.)

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