On Fri Aug-11-2017 17:16, Joe Delahaye (1:249/303) wrote to Roger Nelson:

 JD>   Re: Card trick when you guess wrong
 JD>   By: Roger Nelson to Joe Delahaye on Fri Aug 11 2017 06:17:19 

 JD>>>> That was what I was referring to about what I read <G>

 RN>>> Infer or imply? (-:

 JD>>> Refer.  Most definitely <G>

 RN>> Okay, but my point is that you still don't know the difference. (-:[

 JD>> Are you implying that I am unaware? 

 RN> Of course not! I'm inferring it.

 JD> in·fer

What are you in fer?

 JD> /in'fYr/


 JD> verb

 JD> verb: infer; 3rd person present: infers; past tense: inferred; past
 JD> participle: inferred; gerund or present participle: inferring

Well, at least it isn't a dangling participle (yet).

 JD> deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather
 JD> than from explicit statements.
 JD> "from these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing" 

Now you're talking.  (-:

 JD> synonyms: deduce, conclude, conjecture, surmise, reason, interpret,
 JD> gather, understand, presume, assume, take it, extrapolate; 

Conjecture is a noun and therefore out of place.

 JD> read between the lines, figure (out); 

 JD> informalreckon 

Is that a word?  (-:0

 JD> "is it really possible to infer that a crime was committed, given
 JD> this flimsy evidence 

I don't see any evidence.

 JD> im·ply


 JD> /im'pl+/


 JD> verb

 JD> verb: imply; 3rd person present: implies; past tense: implied; past
 JD> participle: implied; gerund or present participle: implying

See above.

 JD> strongly suggest the truth or existence of (something not expressly
 JD> stated). "the salesmen who uses jargon to imply his superior
 JD> knowledge" 

Ah, that's what you're doing!

 JD> synonyms: insinuate, suggest, hint (at), intimate, say indirectly,
 JD> indicate, give someone to understand, convey the impression, signal
 JD> "are you implying he is mad?" 

Good enough.

 JD> ct or occurrence) suggest (something) as a logical consequence.
 JD> "the forecasted traffic increase implied more roads and more air
 JD> pollution" 

Something is missing here.


Regards,

Roger 
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