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To 'draw' a conclusion: English or Dunglish?

 
 
Krekel
 
Reply Sat 24 Dec, 2005 04:50 pm
In Dutch, I mostly 'draw' (pull, like drawing a straw) a conclusion. We say: 'een conclusie trekken!' Which means we 'draw' a conclusion.

Is it correct in the English language to say you 'draw' a conclusion, or is it Dunglish (Dutch-English) ?
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Sat 24 Dec, 2005 05:55 pm
to "come to the conclusion" is the correct usage...
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Noddy24
 
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Reply Sat 24 Dec, 2005 08:55 pm
I can't cite sources, but "drawing a conclusion" doesn't sound alien to this totally monolingual English speaker.

I've usually heard it, "You may draw your own conclusions".
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Krekel
 
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Reply Mon 26 Dec, 2005 07:28 pm
Thank you, both.
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flyboy804
 
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Reply Tue 27 Dec, 2005 07:45 am
I'm with Noddy on this one. Drawing a conclusion possibly comes from drawing on all resources to arrive at a conclusion.
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contrex
 
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Reply Wed 28 Dec, 2005 02:08 pm
To draw a conclusion is perfectly good slightly idiomatic English, if you mean to arrive at a conclusion by inference.

Alternatives might include to come to, arrive at, reach,

The phrase "draw conclusion" found 22,300,000 results on Google.

Google is very good for checking spelling and/or usage in your own or a foreign language.

Example:

"...his work uses experiments on binocular rivalry in monkeys to draw conclusions about the neural processes associated with consciousness"
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contrex
 
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Reply Wed 28 Dec, 2005 02:09 pm
Region Philbis wrote:
to "come to the conclusion" is the correct usage...


That's open to argument. One might reasonably draw the conclusion that you hadn't read the question properly.
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Thu 29 Dec, 2005 07:14 am
i have come to the conclusion that you're correct, contrex...
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Krekel
 
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Reply Fri 30 Dec, 2005 01:13 pm
Trex, Conthanks!
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