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This tag is for questions about the differences in the meaning of two words. For us to be able to help you, please provide the sourced definitions that you are referring to, where the confusion arises, as well as an example sentence that shows the ambiguity.
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Difference between “laconic” and “concise”?
I believe the difference is in connotation, and Dictionary.com's definitions seem to support this. Concise uses a minimal number of words to express a comprehensive idea. It's trying to inform us with …
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What's the difference between 'fallacy' and 'misnomer'?
A fallacy is a common misconception. A logical fallacy is one type of example.
Misnomer refers, more specifically, to a wrong name or inappropriate designation -- for instance, calling Native America …
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Difference in pronunciation between 'warship' and 'worship'?
I'm sitting here saying the two words to myself and marveling that I never noticed that similarity in pronunciation before. :)
The difference is all in the "or."
In worship, the "or" is pronounced m …
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What's the difference between "null" and "void" in legal language?
I don't remember how I learned this, and I can't find a reference just now, but the peculiar custom of redundancy in our legal documents dates back to medieval England. The Norman conquest of 1066 put …
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Difference between "kinds of books", "kinds of book", "kind of books"
"Kinds of books" refers to multiple kinds and multiple books. "Kind of books" refers to a single kind of book of which there are multiple examples.
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"For every day" vs. "with every day"
(…) and they were getting stronger with every day
With is correct here because it indicates the "getting stronger" and the "every day" are occurring simultaneously, or with each other. For is inc …
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How can I phrase a question about a theoretical event in the past, which cannot happen anymore?
Examples 1 and 2 both correctly accomplish what you want them to. In example 1, you could be slightly more concise by rephrasing it as
Would you like to have attended a US kindergarten?
The alt …
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Does 'symbolic' mean the same as 'symbolical', and should one be preferred?
According to the OED, symbolical predates symbolic by a few years at least. Both date from the 17th century, but symbolical came first. Surprised me, as I agree with you that symbolical sounds a bit s …
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