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Vocabulary: declaring, asserting

In everyday situations, at work, but also in society or among your family, you have to "say" things and «assert», «declare», «state», «reveal» facts or opinions. To make oneself understood and understand one another, it's important to choose the right words and expressions. Every nuance matters!

To declare something to somebody

To state something/ that

A statement

A declaration

To make a declaration

To make a statement

To assert something

To affirm something

An assertion

To claim something

To maintain something

To vouch for the fact

To inform somebody of

To acquaint somebody with

To bring something to attention

To announce something to somebody

A spokesperson	A proclamation
An announcement	A revelation
Official/ formal	Informal
Insistence	Insistent
Emphatic Categorical	An exaggeration An overstatement
Exaggerated	Moderate

Exaggeration...

How to emphasize your writings?

An understatement...

To go on record as saying that ...

Strictly off the record... = unofficially

To insist on stg

To emphasise stg= to stress, to insist on

To underline stg

To exaggerate

To overstate

EXPRESSIONS AND IDIOMS:

- I've heard that...

- We are pleased to announce that...

- You should know that.../ You should be aware that...

- It should be noted that...

- One must not forget that...

- It's important to bear in mind that...

- I have no hesitation in saying/ asserting that...

- It's an understatement...

(purse= American English for handbag)

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