Eli5 the difference between “on the contrary” vs “to the contrary” and if you can really dumb it down that would be great. If it is possible for an example I would really appreciate it. Thank you
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When you say “on the contrary” you are denying something is true:
>”The ball is red.”
>”On the contrary, the ball is green.”
When you say “to the contrary” you are stating the opposite, but not denying anything:
>”Yesterday the park was open but today, to the contrary, it is closed.”
Nothing is being denied as true in that sentence, it’s just pointing out that things are opposite.
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