Anonymous  +  206506 Wed, 15 Mar 06 07:09 PM Please, help me What´s the difference between to refuse and to deny? Anonymous Difference Between

	benita  +  206608 Thu, 16 Mar 06 03:15 AM refuse:- To indicate unwillingness to do, accept, give, or allow He refused treatment. deny:- To declare untrue; contradict. To refuse to believe; reject. To refuse to recognize or acknowledge; They denied the prisoner food or water benita Joined on Mon, Jan 31 2005 India Contributing Member 1,667 But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep - Robert Frost Difference Between

	Grammar Geek  +  206826 Thu, 16 Mar 06 08:18 PM In many cases, they can be used interchangeably. I'm sorry we have to deny your request/refuse your request. If you're using it before an infinitve, use refuse: I refuse to discuss it any further. I refuse to consider it. If you use it before a noun: If I refuse, someone is offering it to me, but I won't take it.  I refused the money she tried to give me. If I deny, the word that comes next is the person that I won't let have [whatever it is that's being denied].  I denied you [the satisfaction of seeing me cry.] Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,655 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Difference Between, Nouns