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Old 08-29-2008, 11:26 AM
srmom srmom is offline
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Imply and infer.

I infer from your implication that .....

Also, I have a friend who constantly misuses the word discerning. She uses it in place of distressing, as in, "It is so discerning that my boss is a crab."

I don't correct her because I think it would be rude to do so, but I wonder if others think she is a dumb bunny when she says it.
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