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Discover Ludwig"I need convincing" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means that the speaker requires more convincing or persuading before they can believe or agree with something. Example: "I'm not sure about buying this car. I need convincing that it's worth the price."
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"Three at the back is a system I need convincing on.
" I need convincing that the faecal occult test is not going to produce a lot of false positives that will engender a lot of worry in people... I also want to be convinced that we're not going to then engender a false sense of security... they start getting firm symptoms, change of bowel habit, 'But I've had the test done and it was normal so I won't go".' (NON-PILOT 12).
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As would surely be the case with most fans of Mr. Gray, the compellingly self-centered monologuist who died at 62 in 2004, I needed convincing.
I will need convincing from Theresa that our position is coherent," he said.
I didn't need convincing when McDougall's book came out.
The first seeds were sown of his ambition to become a Labour MP. "Many years later, when Shirley Williams and others argued in the Cabinet for the importance of children staying on at school I did not need convincing.
Gulliver doesn't need convincing.
The Europeans still need convincing.
Arcara did not seem to need convincing.
The supporters will need convincing.
Still, many businesses need convincing.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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