“I need you to corroborate with me on this design doc.”
Confusables Entry 111 / 1011 60-second read
Collaborate vs. Corroborate
Working together versus confirming a story.
The comparisoni
“I need you to collaborate with me on this design doc.”
More examplesii
01
Let's corroborate on the next sprint.
Let's collaborate on the next sprint.
02
We need data to collaborate our hypothesis.
We need data to corroborate our hypothesis.
The ruleiii
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COLLABORATE = to work together on an activity.
Both involve multiple people and 'alignment', but one is about creation and the other is about verification.
Memory aidiv
Remember it like this
Collaborate = Lab (work together). Corroborate = Rob (Did the witness corroborate that Rob committed the crime?).