answer me VS reply to me

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Polyester

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What are the different as my thread title?
 
What [STRIKE]are[/STRIKE] is the difference between answer me and reply to me? [STRIKE]as my thread title?[/STRIKE]
Do you intend to use them as they are or as parts of longer expressions? Can you provide a scenario or context?
 
Are you stealing my older coin from my pocket? Answer me!

Please correct my mistakes as above-mentioned sentence. Reply me!


Are both sentences correctly and grammatically?
 
Are you stealing my older coin from my pocket? Answer me!

Please correct my mistakes [STRIKE]as [/STRIKE] in the above-[STRIKE]mentioned [/STRIKE]sentence. Reply me!


Are both sentences correctly and grammatically?

When you say "older coin", what coin are you comparing it to?
The question is rather unnatural.
 
tedmc,
My older coin can mean both "China" versus "Malaysia". I'm trying to figure out to compare two countries coins.

How can I write a natural question?
 
You would not ask a thief a question like that.
 
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Can I ask my son?

Why are you typing two "that" here?
 
"Answer me" as you've used it is quite strong. It may be appropriate if you're talking to your child. In that context, "reply to me" doesn't work. Alternatively, you can use "please tell me."
 
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