mention and to make mention of

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

Is there any slient difference between the two sentences:

  1. He mentioned his idea in the meeting.
  2. He made mention of his idea in the meeting.
2

Hi,

There is a slight (rather than ‘silent’) difference in meaning between 1 and 2. ‘Mention’ suggests ‘talk about’. ‘Make mention of’ also means ‘talk about’ but gives the idea that it is only briefly mentioned.

Alan

3

Thank you for answering my question and correcting my mistake.

What about “look” and “take a look”?
Compared with “look”, does “take a look” mean not that seriously “look” at something?

4

Hi.

Usually if you ask someone to ‘take a look at something’ you are inviting someone to look closely at something or examine it.

Alan