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A sentence that commits, while a question just hedges its bets forever.
means A definite expression of a fact, opinion, or position—something said or written that takes a clear stance rather than merely asking.
from From the Latin 'status,' meaning a standing or condition (and a cousin of 'stand' itself), which gave English 'state'—first the noun, then the verb meaning to set forth in words. 'Statement' is the act of stating, built with the '-ment' suffix that turns a verb into the thing it produces. So at its root, a statement is something made to stand: planted upright, committed, unmoving.
- Grammar role
- The declarative mood, language's way of planting a flag
- Legal weight
- A signed statement can convict or clear you
- Fashion sense
- A statement piece dares the room to notice
- Bank version
- Monthly proof of where your money quietly vanished
- Math cousin
- In logic, every statement is either true or false
gettysburg address — abraham lincoln's 272-word speech at the gettysburg battlefield dedication on november 19, 1863
declaration of independence — thomas jefferson's statement adopted july 4, 1776, declaring american colonies independent from britain
emancipation proclamation — lincoln's executive statement issued january 1, 1863, freeing slaves in confederate states