Kirata -> RE: Bored in Oklahoma (9/5/2013 4:45:56 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Politesub53 Argue with what dictionary, certainly not the one I quoted. Yes, the one you quoted... Just about every popular dictionary defines synonym as a term having "the same or nearly the same" meaning as another, but there is an important difference between "the same" and "nearly the same." Noun synonyms sometimes mean exactly the same thing... [but] when we move from nouns to other parts of speech, we almost always find subtle but important differences among synonyms: although the meanings overlap, they differ in emphasis and connotation... Lists of synonyms are useful when we are struggling to write and looking for just the right word, but each word must be considered in light of its specific definition. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/synonym quote:
ORIGINAL: Politesub53 Dont [sic] blame me if you cant [sic] grasp synonyms. Heh. Yeah, we'll take our English advice from you. K.
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