Friday, April 22, 2016

adduce, a deuce

Adduce or adduce ( one word ) means to cite or mention as proof or evidence--
You may need to adduce data from several years to support your argument.
We can adduce health records of local residents in support of the new toxic waste measure.

A deuce or a deuce ( two words, rhymes with adduce ) means ( a ) playing card or die with two spots ( deuce ) --
He drew a deuce and lost the hand.
If he draws a deuce he'll have a straight.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"If you adduce his financial records to make your case, it will be like playing a deuce against an ace."

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