make a statement , make statements

[Sepmre]

Hi,



Are "make a statement" and "make statements" interchangeable?
If not, what does "make statements" mean?



Thanks

 

[Sepmre]

Thank you so much, But the problem is I can not find any difference between them. Could you please tell me how they are different in meaning?

 

[Sepmre]

I've read that "make a statement" has another meaning, that's why I got confused:

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/make-a-statement

 

[Rover_KE]

Well you should have given that link in post #1 so we would have known what you were talking about.

 

[Sepmre]

I thought that it is used only as an idiom.

 

[GoesStation]

As an idiom, to make a statement means to do something in a dramatic fashion such that it expresses a point of view. For example, When the city passed an ordinance requiring houses to be painted from a list of permitted colors, he made a statement by painting his in stripes.

 

[Rover_KE]

I thought that it is used only as an idiom.

Then you should have posted it in the English Idioms and Sayings forum with the link you posted in post #5.

 

[Tdol]

I thought that it is used only as an idiom.

It can be used literally and idiomatically.

 

[Skrej]

Note that there's an additional meaning to give sworn testimony, or provide a written account of events to the police.