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25 Dec 2016
- Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)
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English (US)
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instruct, teach, lecture .
can these words be interchangeable?
instruct, teach, lecture .
can these words be interchangeable?
can these words be interchangeable?
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- English (US)
Instruct is more of someone telling you something that you will eventually have to do
Teach is the safest word to use
Lecture is usually used when talking about a college course, or when your parent is talking to you for a long time about something you did wrong they would be lecturing you
- Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)

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