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“Interaction technologies” vs. “interactive technologies”
What is your feeling about the differences between the two?
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When to use “nude” and when “naked”
The question is quite clear.
Is there any difference (semantically or connotationally, if that's a word) between nude and naked? Nude seems more formal to me, but I'm not quite sure.
Interesting:
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What is the difference between “eclectic” and “diverse”?
It seems like eclectic and diverse have the same meaning, but there must be some difference. What is it?
Did a search on Google but didn't find any info.
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What is the difference between “skilled” and “skillful”?
What is the difference between skilled and skillful? When can I use one, when can I used the other?
He is skilled/skillful.
He is a skilled/skillful musician.
(Anything else?)
From the ...
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“number of books” or “book count”?
The number of books is nine.
The book count is nine.
Which is more natural?
What's the SUBTLE difference between them?
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“integer multiple” vs. “integral multiple”
Nine is an integer multiple of three.
Nine is an integral multiple of three.
Which is more common?
If both are accepted, what's the subtle difference between them?
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What is the difference between “phonetic” and “phonemic”? [closed]
I've read several descriptions but I still don't understand. From what I can gather, the main (or only) difference is phonemics is not concerned with "nondistinctive elements" but I don't know what ...
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“Astronomy images” vs. “astronomical images”
Are there any differences between the two?
A Google search says that astronomy images is much more used, but I think that astronomical images sounds better.
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Difference between “delight” and “delightful” [closed]
I am wondering if there is really a difference between delight and delightful.
I would like to make a title for a French cooking app and was thinking of this:
MyApp - Homemade delightful French ...
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“Synchronous events” and “synchronized swimmers” — what is the difference?
In JavaScript, why does synchronous and asynchronous appear to be the opposite to their definition?
Synchronous (in JavaScript this refers to running in sequence):
occurring at the same time; ...
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“I went to bed hungry” vs. “I went to bed hungrily” [closed]
What is the exact difference between "I went to bed hungry" and "I went to bed hungrily"?
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What's the difference between 'just' and 'fair'?
What's the difference between 'just' and 'fair'? OED gives slightly different definitions, but they are not distinct enough as to be clear (to me). Is the difference simply idiomatic, or is there a ...
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Differences between “inasmuch as” vs “as much as”
Can anyone provide me with some examples illustrating the differences between mentioned adjectives. Is it possible to use them interchangeably on various occasions?
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“Continuing” vs. “continued”
So, just a few minutes ago we had this question asking whether one could substitute ongoing availability with continuing availability and what the difference would be, if any. Apart from the question ...
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What is the difference between “dichotomous”, “binary”, “boolean”, etc.?
To classify species we use a method called: dichotomous biological key. It works base on true and false cycles. In computer sciences true and fulse working is called boolean and binary is a 0 and 1 ...
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“Proxime” vs. “proximate”
When should proxime and proximate be used? Can they be used both to mean spatial as well as temporal nearness? Are they being used differently in British and American English?
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Difference between “hypnotic” and “hypnotizing”
Is there a difference between hypnotic and hypnotizing? I believe they are synonyms but I think of hypnotic as being more metaphorical, and hypnotizing as being used, at least sometimes, as a clinical ...
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Is there a difference between “depressive” and “depressing”?
Is news depressing or depressive? In what situations would you use these two words?
According to dicionary.com:
depressive - tending to depress
depressing - serving to depress; inducing a ...
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Difference between “antisymmetric” and “nonsymmetric” [closed]
What is the difference between antisymmetric and nonsymmetric?
I only know the meaning of asymmetric.
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“True” vs. “right” vs. “correct”
I noticed that, in the dictionary, the words True, Right and Correct can have a meaning resembling accurate or exact. ODO says:
True (adj) = accurate or exact.
Right (adj) = true or correct as a ...
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What is the difference between “impossible” and “implausible”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“Plausible” vs. “possible”
My English-Russian dictionary translates "impossible" and "implausible" absolutely the same. But there must be a difference. Could you ...
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What exactly are the differences between “diligent”, “assiduous” and “sedulous”?
From OALD:
sedulous (formal) showing great care and effort in your work
synonym: diligent
assiduous (formal) working very hard and taking great care that everything is done as well as it ...
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Usage differences between “glum”, “grumpy”, “sulky”, “glower”, and “morose”
I learned from my English book these are synonyms. However I am curious to know what the specific usage of each word is. How much interchangeable are they with each other?
Consider the sentence ...
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Usage difference between modest vs decent?
The Dictionary definitions are below:
Modest = not excessively large, elaborate, or expensive.
Decent = appropriate; fitting
Please consider below sentences
He has a modest three ...
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“Extensible” vs. “extendible”
Where does the adjective form extensible come from and does it connote anything different than extendible? What's the difference, if any, between the two?
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“Embarassed” vs. “ashamed” [closed]
Is there any difference between the words embarrassed and ashamed? If so, could you provide some examples of usage?
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What is the difference between “stiff” and “rigid”?
Could an object be stiff but not rigid or vice versa?
When is each one used?
And what is the opposite of each of them?
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“Intended” vs. “intentional”
I'm reading an article about intention recognition in computing areas and somehow robotics. I came across this sentence:
This problem has been discussed as the difference between “intended and ...
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What is the difference between the adjectives “live” and “alive”?
What is the difference between "live" and "alive"? When would I better use the first and when the latter?
EDIT
Say, there are several players actively participating in a game and some others are ...
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What is the difference between 'framework curriculum' and 'curricular framework'?
I know that curricular is an adjective and curriculum a noun, but are they both used in exactly the same meaning? Or are there some differences concerning what they imply or apply to? Being a ...
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What is the difference between “left/right side” and “left/right-hand side”?
This question arose in the context of referring to locations in a figure, e.g.:
A dot is added to the left(-hand) side of the diagram.
What is the difference in meaning (if there is one)? What ...
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What's the difference between “hallow”, “sacred”, “holy” and “saint”? [closed]
Hallow, sacred, holy and saint seem to resemble each other but are not identical. So what's the difference between them?
I have searched http://dictionary.babylon.com and spotted:
Hallow:
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What are the differences among “terrible,” “horrific,” and “awful” in terms of nuance and the degree of horribleness? Are they all the same?
I was interested in the phrase, “We had a terrible breakup, like horrific,” appearing in New York Times’ (September 26) theater review, titled “Old Friends Whose Past Is Always Present,” which ...
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What's the difference between “lonely” and “lonesome”
Both words seem to be used interchangeably. E.g.,
I'm feeling lonely tonight.
I'm feeling lonesome tonight.
I guess I always felt "lonesome" was somehow more severe and heart-wrenching, ...
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“Self-assured” vs. “self-confident”
Are there any differences between the words self-assured and self-confident?
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What is the difference between being imaginative and creative? [closed]
I cannot understand the difference between being imaginative and creative, sometimes I get either of the words but thinking or relating it to the other confuses me and I reach back to where I ...
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“Perverse interest” vs. “perverted interest”
Does anybody recognize differences between the following sentences?
She took a perverse interest in photos of boys.
She took a perverted interest in photos of boys.
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What is the difference between “neurologic” and “neurological”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why is it “geometric” but “theoretical”?
A Google search was not immediately helpful, but I found this document: ...
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“Instable” or “unstable”?
From my experience, it seems that although unstable is more commonly used, instable is often preferred in engineering and scientific contexts, e.g. "aircraft instability", "instable algorithm".
Are ...
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Usage of “giddy” and “dizzy”
I pinged a friend saying that I am feeling giddy and dizzy. She mistook me for being happy and thought I was expressing a positive feeling, while I was actually feeling sick and disoriented. Do we use ...
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What's the difference between “entire” and “all”? [closed]
What's the difference between entire and all? For example, if I say
all the files in the project.
entire files in the project.
Which one is correct? Does entire convey a sense of ...
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Difference between “prodigal” and “profligate”
I have researched this topic a bit. One site suggested that prodigal is having reformed after being wasteful, while profligate is still engaging in such behavior.
However on studying the origin of ...
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Connotation of “significant” or “considerable”
I know that they are interchangeable and mean nearly the same. But which of them has a stronger connotation in emphasizing the extent or importance more than the other? Or are they on the same level?
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What is the difference between words like “historic” and “historical,” and “instructive” and “instructional?” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why is it “geometric” but “theoretical”?
They're all adjectives, so how do you know when to use one over the other? Does it matter? I think it ...
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Difference between “composite” and “compound”
Is there any difference between composite and compound? Are these words synonyms?
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What is the difference between “harsh” and “severe”?
I've been just wondering what's the difference between "severe" and "harsh". So in what ways do their nuances/usages differ? For example, when you think a teacher's a little too harsh and that he ...
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Does the adjective “swell” have anything to do with the noun/verb “swell”?
Dictionary.com:
swell
1. to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
The other verb meanings and the noun meanings all tend toward the same underlying concept ...
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Difference between “safe” and “secure”
The birds' nests are high up, safe/secure from predators.
These elephants are relatively secure/safe from poachers.
Make sure you keep these documents safe/secure.
Keep your credit cards ...
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What's the difference between cunning, crafty and wily?
The definitions are quite similar, but what are the differences in meaning between them, exactly?
cunning: having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion
crafty: clever ...
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Usage of noxious, nocuous and their opposites
I came across the word nocuous. The word seems not to be used often, (and even the spell-checking of my browser does mark it as a mistake). In comparison to noxious it's rarely used.
Differently the ...
