originalucifer comments on What is the difference between a Gadget, a Gizmo, a Contraption and a Doohickey?

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 1 point 1 year ago (6 children)

syn·o·nym /ˈsinəˌnim/ noun noun: synonym; plural noun: synonyms

a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close.

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[–] SincerityIsCool@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Synonyms aren't necessarily interchangeable. Asking about the distinctions is a good question.

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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

and yet; sometimes they are 100% interchangeable and asking for distinctions is not a good question.

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[–] asg101@lemmy.ca [S] 4 points 1 year ago

And yet another yet, the comm description is: "There is no such thing as a Stupid Question!".

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[–] discostjohn@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

It's too bad there isn't a community where you could ask a question that you realize is probably stupid, but still want an answer for

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[–] SincerityIsCool@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

That is a very sad way to think of language.

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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 0 points 1 year ago

literally

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