Originally Posted by
sced
Please explain. I just looked both words up and the distinction isn't clear to me.
Infer is done by the receiver of the message. Imply is done by the sender or by the message itself (sort of).
Terrible example, but the first one that comes to mind:
Imply: The fact that the ground is wet this morning implies that it rained last night.
Infer: I infer from the wet ground that it rained last night.
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Imply vs. Infer