What is the difference between you indicate… and you state…?
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MikeNewYork
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"State" is stronger.
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'Stating' has to be explicit. 'Indicating' can be implicit, ie. an implication.
"My wife is fat". That's a statement.
"My wife finds it hard to find clothes big enough for her." That's an indication that the wife is possibly fat, or maybe simply big.
"My wife is fat". That's a statement.
"My wife finds it hard to find clothes big enough for her." That's an indication that the wife is possibly fat, or maybe simply big.
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