vocabulary

[Dany]

Hello everyone.

Can some explain me the using or the difference of the folling (underlined) words?

He has to appear as a witness.
He has to appear as a voucher.
He has to appear as an attestor.
He has to appear as an evidence.
Thanks in advance
Dany

[Casiopea]

Originally Posted by Dany

Hello everyone.

Can some explain me the using or the difference of the folling (underlined) words?

He has to appear as a witness.
He has to appear as a voucher.
He has to appear as an attestor.
He has to appear as an evidence.
Thanks in advance
Dany

'witness' is correct.

[Dany]

Originally Posted by Casiopea

'witness' is correct.

Thanks a lot for your fast answer.

Why can't I use the other words? What's the difference between them?

in this meaning, vouch and attest are only ever used as verbs ("I can vouch for his presence last night" "I can attest to his honesty"). The noun form might be technically ok, but no one ever uses them.

'An evidence' is never correct in this scenario. Normally you refer to an item OF evidence. In this case, you could say "He has to appear as evidence", which would imply they were more interested in something about his body like a wound or scar than what he actually had to say. 'An evidence' can be correctly used like this: "Falling is an evidence of gravity"

[Dany]

Originally Posted by AintFoolin

in this meaning, vouch and attest are only ever used as verbs ("I can vouch for his presence last night" "I can attest to his honesty"). The noun form might be technically ok, but no one ever uses them.

'An evidence' is never correct in this scenario. Normally you refer to an item OF evidence. In this case, you could say "He has to appear as evidence", which would imply they were more interested in something about his body like a wound or scar than what he actually had to say. 'An evidence' can be correctly used like this: "Falling is an evidence of gravity"

Thanks for your explanation. I think, I have understood it

Kind regards,
Dany