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Assume And Presume

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assume: to feign that something's right/wrong. ex: let's assume that she went there,... presume: when you are sure that something is right/wrong without any real proof!
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I've done both, and usually regret it. It's such a common human trait and often gets us into trouble. So I try to avoid it if I can, or just assume the good in people and not the bad.
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i'll chime in and say that there is a difference, and their usage depends upon context. Assumptions are taking something for granted with no basis. Presumtions are guessing at something that has a good chance of being correct. i would assum...
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In some cases/senses these two words are interchangeable. In others "presume" is like "assume" with an edge. It's mainly a difference in connotation. For example, to presume can mean to assume with no basis. I put links ...
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･ Presume has alway seemed to imply a future context, often more a question than a statement. Sort of a ... ･ Trina L. Grant | Professional Freelance Writer on April 7, 2009 5:21 pm “Assume” can also be used ... ･ Brad K. on April 8, 2009...
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These two words are—ahem—assumed to be interchangeable in most contexts. There is, however, a subtle difference between them.
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it's been asked before and answered much much better, isuggest you just look up an older version of your question than vote for any of the answers below
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In many contexts when the meaning is 'to suppose', the two words are interchangeable: e.g. I assume/presume you are coming to the party. But, as the Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage (Ed. Robert Allen. Oxford University Press, 1999) poin...
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presume to believe something to be true because it is very likely, although you are not certain: ex I presume (that) they're not coming, since they haven't replied to the invitation assume to accept something to be true without question or ...
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Both ASSUME and PRESUME have more than one usages. Hence, I prefer to confine my answer strictly to the area of your confusion. If you ASSUME that somethng is true, you accept that it is true, although you have had no real proof of it. If y...
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