T. A. Gardner
Serial Thread Killer
What verbiage in my post implied it?
Is this really that difficult for you to grasp? I inferred that you implied it. Thus, I responded in the way I did.
im·ply
[imˈplī]
VERB
imply (verb) · implies (third person present) · implied (past tense) · implied (past participle) · implying (present participle)
strongly suggest the truth or existence of (something not expressly stated):
"the salesmen who uses jargon to imply his superior knowledge" · [more]
synonyms:
insinuate · suggest · hint · intimate · implicate · say indirectly · indicate · give someone to understand · give someone to believe · convey the impression · signal
(of a fact or occurrence) suggest (something) as a logical consequence:
"the forecasted traffic increase implied more roads and more air pollution"
synonyms:
involve · entail · mean · point to · signify · indicate · signal · necessitate · require
in·fer
[inˈfər]
VERB
infer (verb) · infers (third person present) · inferred (past tense) · inferred (past participle) · inferring (present participle)
deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements:
"from these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing"
synonyms:
deduce · reason · work out · conclude · come to the conclusion · draw the inference · conjecture · surmise · theorize · hypothesize · gather · understand · presume · assume · take it · come to understand · glean · extrapolate · reckon · read between the lines · figure · collect
Which part of me having to spell out the obvious don't you get?