| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| Though these are seldom confused in Edited English, the inexperienced confuse them frequently in speech and writing. Appraise means “to evaluate”: The audience openly appraised the champion’s physique. Apprise means “to notify, to inform,” and it combines regularly with of, as in I want to apprise you of the latest developments, or occasionally occurs in the passive voice, apprised followed by a that clause: We were apprised that there would be no deliveries this week. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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