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This tag is for questions about choosing the best word FROM A GIVEN SELECTION for a particular context or meaning. The selection to choose from must appear in the question. If you do not know the word already, use single-word-requests.
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"Ethics" versus "morals"
As the New Oxford American Dictionary puts it:
You can be an ethical person without necessarily being a moral one, since ethical implies conformity with a code of fair and honest behavior, particular …
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Which is better: "Plug-in" or "plugin"?
Theoretically plug-in is the correct one, but practically both are widely used. (Mozilla, for example, calls them plugins.)
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Is there a subtle difference between "inherent" and "intrinsic"?
New Oxford American English:
A quality that is inherent is a permanent part of a person's nature or essence (: an inherent tendency to fight back).
Intrinsic and essential are broader terms that can …
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Is there a subtle difference between "somebody" and "someone", "anybody" and "anyone"?
I think nowadays they're perfect synonyms. Trying to find a difference would be like trying to find an inner meaning to some weird movie which the producer made just for fun.
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