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16 Dec 2019
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What is the difference between support and root for ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between support and root for ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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To root for X: Just to take X's side or to hope they win.
To support X: Can mean as above, but it can also imply that you helped them by either giving advice/money or something else to X.
To support X: Can mean as above, but it can also imply that you helped them by either giving advice/money or something else to X.
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"To support someone" means "to assist someone" or "to side with someone".
"To root for" means "to cheer someone on" or "to encourage someone"
Sometimes either phrase can be used, and sometimes one one phrase is appropriate.
"To root for" means "to cheer someone on" or "to encourage someone"
Sometimes either phrase can be used, and sometimes one one phrase is appropriate.
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To root for someone means you want somebody to win, like in a competition.
To support someone can mean you give them something that can make them better.
To support someone can mean you give them something that can make them better.
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@Amin3x Thank you! It's very understandable.
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@e-mchugh Thank you! It's very understandable.
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@Lily__6559 Thank you! It's very understandable.
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