The Use of Permit and Allow
June 7, 2017
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7/6/17 The Use of Permit and Allow
While these are used synonymously, there is a connotative nuance.
To permit something is to give it some form of approval <overruling the objection, the judge permitted the question>. To allow it to happen connotes no approval, just the lack of opposition <hearing no objection, the judge allowed the question>.
