Another tendency of many Japanese speakers that bothers foreigners is to make statements that are too general and too broad by using or implying words like "all" and "every".
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Statements
//ˈsteɪt.mənts//
Synonyms for "statements" (281 found)
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Closest matches (57)
affirmationinstructiona priori principleaccountaccount renderedaccountingaccountsacquaintanceactaaddressadmissionaffidavitaffirmanceallegationanacrusisannouncementannualannunciationanswerapostrophe
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apriorismargumentarticlearticulationassertionasseverationassumed positionassumptionattestattestationavermentavouchmentavowalaxiombasisbass passagebillbill of accountbill of complaintbill of farebill of ladingblue bookbody countbooksbourdonbridgebriefbriefingbulletinbulletin boardburdencadencecapitulationcarte
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (84)
categorical propositioncensuscensus reportcheckchoruscircularclaimcodacommentcommunicationcommuniquecomplaintcompurgationconclusioncountcrackcreeddatadatumdeclaration
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depositiondescriptiondevelopmentdictumdirectorydisclosuredispatchdivisiondopedunedictelection returnsencyclicalenlightenmentenunciationevidenceexclamationexpositionexpressionfactsfactual informationfalderalfamiliarizationfigurefirst principlesfolderolfoundationgengeneral informationgoodsgreetinggroundguidebookhandouthard informationharmonic closehead counthypothesishypothesis ad hocincidental informationinfoinformationinstrument in proofintelligenceinterjectioninterludeintermezzointroductory phraseinventoryinvoiceipse dixititemized billknowknowledgeledgerlegal evidencelemmalibellight
Related words (140)
major premisemanifestmanifestomeasurementionmenumessageminor premiseminutesmovementmusical phrasemusical sentencenarrationarrativenewsnolle prosequinonsuitnose countnotenotice
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notificationobservationornamentpartparthian shotpassageperiodphilosophemephilosophical propositionphrasepositionposition paperpositive declarationpostulatepostulationpostulatumpredicatepredicationpremisepresentationpresentmentpresuppositionproceedingsproclamationprofessionprogramprogrammapromotional materialpronouncementpronunciamentoproofpropositionpropositional functionprotestprotestationpublic noticepublicationpublicityquestionrecapitulationrecitalreckoningrecordrecountrecountingreflectionrefrainrehearsalreleaseremarkrepertoryreportrepresentationresolutionresponsereturnsrevelationritornellosaysay sosay-sosayingscoopscoresectionsentencesidelightstancestandstanzastatement of factsstorystrainsubjoindersummarysummationsummingsumming upsumptionsupposalsworn evidencesworn statementsworn testimonytabtailpiecetallytestimonialtestimoniumtestimonythe dopethe goodsthe knowthe recordthe scooptheoremthesisthoughttransactionstransmissiontruth tabletruth-functiontruth-valuetuttitutti passageukaseutterancevariationventverbalizationversevocalizationvoicevouchwhite bookwhite paperwitnesswordyearbook
Noun(2 words)
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Kathleen's statements turned out to be true.
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Instead use words like "some", "many", "often", and begin statements with openers like, "In my experience, ...", "Excuse me if I'm wrong, but...", "In many instances, ...."
Source: tatoeba (63438)
Statements will be mailed every quarter.
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