Common Mistakes : Convince

Convince – Verb

BAD: We all tried to convince her to sing

GOOD: We all tried to persuade her to sing

Convince = make someone feel completely certain that something is true

Somehow the party will have to convince the voters that it is capable of governing the country

.She failed to convince  the jury of her innocence country

Persuade = make someone agree to do something or believe that something is true

.Her parents have persuaded her to stop seeing him

Despite our efforts to persuade them, they still haven’t signed the contract