“Please appraise me of any changes to the API.”
Confusables Entry 51 / 1011 60-second read
Appraise vs. Apprise
Valuing something versus informing someone.
The comparisoni
“Please apprise me of any changes to the API.”
More examplesii
01
I need to appraise them of the situation.
I need to apprise them of the situation.
02
We had the property apprised by an expert.
We had the property appraised by an expert.
The ruleiii
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APPRAISE = to assess the value or quality of something.
They sound nearly identical and both are used in formal business contexts to describe 'checking in' or 'updating' on a project.
Memory aidiv
Remember it like this
To appra-I-se is to find the pr-I-ce (or value). To appri-S-e is to inform u-S-.