| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | English term or phrase: | enquire vs inquire | | English translation: | enquire British variant of inquire/enquire - information, inquire - investigation | | Entered by: |   Michael Powers (PhD) |
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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 :)
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Note added at 1 min (2004-09-08 23:31:54 GMT)
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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 |
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1 min confidence:  peer agreement (net): +10 | enquire British variant of inquire
Explanation:
Mike :)
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Note added at 1 min (2004-09-08 23:31:54 GMT)
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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
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