Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.
English to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Linguistics | | English term or phrase: enquire vs inquire | | I am sorry, it may seem a bit strange question, but both these terms sound similar to me. What is the difference? When I looked both of them up in my language dictionary it seemed to convey the same meaning ....but that cannot be, can it? |
| | | enquire British variant of inquire | Explanation: Mike :)
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 min (2004-09-08 23:31:54 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
Merriam Webster Dictionary
Main Entry:en£quire, en£qui£ry
Pronunciation:in-*kw*(-*)r,*in-*kw*(-*)r-*, in-*; *in-kw*-r*, *i*-
chiefly British variant of INQUIRE INQUIRY |
| Selected response from:
 Michael Powers (PhD) United States Local time: 18:56
| Grading comment Thanks to both! 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
| |
| Discussion entries: 0 |
|---|
Automatic update in 00:
|
1 min confidence: peer agreement (net): +10 enquire British variant of inquire
Explanation: Mike :)
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 min (2004-09-08 23:31:54 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
Merriam Webster Dictionary
Main Entry:en£quire, en£qui£ry
Pronunciation:in-*kw*(-*)r,*in-*kw*(-*)r-*, in-*; *in-kw*-r*, *i*-
chiefly British variant of INQUIRE INQUIRY
| | | |
|
| |