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Stating vs Telling - What's the difference?

stating | telling |

As nouns the difference between stating and telling

is that stating is statement while telling is the act of narration.

As verbs the difference between stating and telling

is that stating is present participle of lang=en while telling is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective telling is

having force.

stating

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • statement
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Anagrams

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    telling

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having force
  • revealing information
  • * '>citation
  • serving to convince
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of narration.
  • The disclosure of information.
  • (archaic) Counting, numbering.
  • Anagrams

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