Ravi
Diamond Member
synonyms decline, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn mean to turn away by not accepting, receiving, or considering."The calls were the focal point of a whirlwind day in which Cambridge officials declined to release tape recordings of radio transmissions from last weeks encounter between Gates and Crowley."that's an outright lie. the city's lawyers' are reviewing them.
i hope they're released.
Obama moves to quell Gates furor - The Boston Globe
Oh my! Are you calling the Globe a liar?
declining isn't refusing.
trry to keep up.
Don't let gunny catch you playing these little semantic games.
I wonder, if Gates had declined to give the cop his id instead of refused to give the cop his id...would the outcome had been different?