Trust/Believe

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Elida

#315308 Sun, 14 Jan 07 10:48 PM

Which of these is ok?

Trust Me

Trust in Me

Believe ME

Belive in Me

Elida

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CalifJim

#315315 Sun, 14 Jan 07 11:21 PM

All are fine.

Without in, you ask that the trust (or belief) be in what you say.
When you add in, you ask that the trust (or belief) be in you personally.

Trust me. Believe me. What I'm telling you is correct. What I'm telling you is true. Nothing bad will happen if you act on what I have told you.
Trust in me. I will not lead you astray. I will act in your best interest.
Believe in me. Believe that what I do will succeed. Give me your support in what I am attempting.

CJ

CalifJim

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MrPedantic

#315317 Sun, 14 Jan 07 11:25 PM

Hello Elida

All are fine.

"Trust me/Believe me" relate to particular acts or pieces of information, e.g.

1. "What? Cut out both his kidneys? Are you sure that will cure his myopia?" "Look, I'm a doctor. Trust me."

"Trust in me/Believe in me" relate to "me generally as a person", and mean "have faith in me", "have faith in my character/attributes/abilities".

Here's a slightly nauseating example from a Beach Boys lyric:

2. Every time we break up/You bring back your love to me/And after all I’ve done to you/
How can it be/You still believe in me?

MrP

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Edit:

Excuse the chorus. I didn't know Jim had already answered.

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Elida

#315321 Sun, 14 Jan 07 11:42 PM

ok guys. got it . thanx.

Elida

New2grammar

#315494 Mon, 15 Jan 07 02:18 PM

I am kind of confused with the words 'trust' and 'believe'.

According to an online dictionary, it says 'trust' also contain the meaning of believe.

To believe: I trust what you say.

Another example given by the dictionary is as below.

2. To expect with assurance; assume: I trust that you will be on time. => Wouldn't it be better to use 'believe'?

I find it difficult to choose the right word. Please advice. Thanks in advance!

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Marius Hancu

#315505 Mon, 15 Jan 07 02:33 PM

IMO, whenever you want to convey more assurance, you should use trust.
2 is fine.

BTW:
Please advise.

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New2grammar

#315513 Mon, 15 Jan 07 02:44 PM

So, would you use 'trust' in the sentence below:

I trust he can eat 10 barrels of chicken.

I was told that AmE uses 'advice' for both verb and noun. The distinction only applies to BrE. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

New2grammar

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Yoong Liat

#315527 Mon, 15 Jan 07 03:35 PM

New2grammar wrote:

So, would you use 'trust' in the sentence below:

I trust he can eat 10 barrels of chicken.

I was told that AmE uses 'advice' for both verb and noun. The distinction only applies to BrE. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Advise is a verb in both BrE and AmE. License is both a noun and a verb in AmE.

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nona the brit

#315530 Mon, 15 Jan 07 03:42 PM

To expect with assurance; assume: I trust that you will be on time. => Wouldn't it be better to use 'believe'?

In this sense, 'trust' can be better compared with 'hope' rather than 'believe'. In this sentence it could be a way of giving an order politely - you will be on time.

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