A few days ago
What is the difference between ‘respond” and “react.”?
Can someone explain the difference between respond and react? Do you respond or react?
Thanks, I appreciate your thoughts!
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To Respond to something is merely to acknowlodge
To react is to do something above acknowlodge eg to carry out a request
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A few days ago
The words are essentially interchangable; but whereas I would respond to a “Hello”, I would react to having my foot stepped on. In other words “react” is more energetic.
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