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micaelo

Mar 10th, 2008 04:22 am

Admit vs admit to

In the following sentences:
He admits to stealing the power drill
He admitted committing the crime
Is there any reason we use "admit to" in the first but simply "admit" in the second? Is there any difference? Could we just add it or omit it at will?Thank you

mesmark

Mar 10th, 2008 05:52 pm

Re: Admit vs admit to

with or without 'to' in either example sounds fine to me.

adrianak

Mar 11th, 2008 11:56 am

Re: Admit vs admit to

I think they're pretty much interchangeable

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