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Implicit -> Imply : Explicit -> ____?
Brian
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2007/12/05 - 1:55pm
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How come there's no word "exply", which would finish the above analogy?

Implicit: implied though not directly expressed
Imply: express or state indirectly
Explicit: precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
Exply: express or state directly

Grant Barrett
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2007/12/05 - 4:28pm
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Brian, we think we'd like to answer this one on the air. Can you send us your contact information, including phone, best time of day to call, and location? words@waywordradio.org

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