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Contrary vs. Converse
Contrary
/ˈkɒntrəri/Examples:
On the contrary, I am worse.'On the contrary, a rich young widow is exposed to danger.In fact, I am sure of the contrary.'
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Converse
/kənˈvɜːs/Examples:
They decided to converse over coffee at the new café.During the meeting, we will converse about possible solutions.The park was where they frequently went to converse and relax.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Contrary often implies direct opposition or negation, like when two people have opposite opinions.
- Converse, on the other hand, refers to a reversed order or relationship, like the reverse of a statement.
- Think of contrary as being opposed or contradicting something.
- Converse can often be a logical reversal, leading to an opposite conclusion based on a different order.
- Use contrary when you want to express that something is resistant or against another thing, while converse is for logical opposites or reversed scenarios.
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