what’s the difference between “persuade someone to do something” and “persuade someone into doing something”?

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A few days ago

Experto Credo

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The first mean you have forced them, the second means they have agreed to do it on their own

A few days ago

Beckee

Well, the biggest difference is that the first one does not sound strange.

We’d be more likely to say “talk someone into doing something”. “Persuade” is not normally used with “into”.

A few days ago

Hirata

The second one doesn’t sound right to me. You can ‘talk someone into doing something’ or ‘trick someone into doing something’ but I’ve never heard of ‘persuading someone into doing something’.

A few days ago

CUrias

I guess the latter is indirect.

Meaning, the first is actually getting someone to do something by directly convincing them to. Whereas the second is pushing someone into a direction that will ultimately lead them to the desired result.

A few days ago

Anonymous

The second example is simply a little awkward; you’d usually say “talk someone into doing something.”

A few days ago

Anonymous

They both mean the same thing, but the syntax of the latter is rather poor.

A few days ago

tina018

both the same b/c do and doing are just different tenses.

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what’s the difference between “persuade someone to do something” and “persuade someone into doing something”?

what’s the difference between “persuade someone to do something” and “persuade someone into doing something”?

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