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Notify vs Drawl - What's the difference?

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In transitive terms the difference between notify and drawl

is that notify is to give (someone) notice of (something) while drawl is to utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance.

As a noun drawl is

a way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some southern US accents, as well as Scots.

notify

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To give (someone) notice of (something).
  • Synonyms

    * apprise * inform

    drawl

    English

    Verb

  • To drag on slowly and heavily; while or dawdle away time indolently.
  • To utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance.
  • To move slowly and heavily; move in a dull, slow, lazy mannner.
  • To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.
  • * Landor
  • Theologians and moralists talk mostly in a drawling and dreaming way about it.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some .
  • See also

    * brogue * lilt * lisp * twang