
Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 434
Speak Better English with Harry
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The Importance of Extrapolating
When you infer, you draw a conclusion based on evidence or reasoning. For example, the reader inferred the characters motives from their action in the story. The scientist inferred the presence of a new planet based on its gravitational effects on nearby stars. So they weren't saying categorically, but they were inferring that there was the possibility of another planet being there. Extrapolate to extrapolate. Now this is a difficult word to pronounce. So just be very careful with it.
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