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Vocabulary: declaring, asserting - English lesson
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 |
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Exaggeration... |
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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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