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To: WrightWings

That screen capture was not from a dictionary. It was from a thesaurus. A thesaurus contains words that are synonymous, that mean the same thing. That you don’t appear to realize what the purpose of a thesaurus might be gives me further pause regarding your grasp of English. Perhaps turning my to the Latin roots might guide you in a manner more within your safe zone.


70 posted on 07/31/2017 7:40:48 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry
"That screen capture was not from a dictionary. It was from a thesaurus. A thesaurus contains words that are synonymous, that mean the same thing. That you don’t appear to realize what the purpose of a thesaurus might be gives me further pause regarding your grasp of English. Perhaps turning my to the Latin roots might guide you in a manner more within your safe zone.

Stay in your safe-zone, you'll probably get bruised otherwise. There's safety ("cover"--- from your precious thesaurus) there. God knows, you need it....

72 posted on 07/31/2017 7:48:38 PM PDT by WrightWings (Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November...)
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To: RegulatorCountry

A thesaurus lists words that generally or frequently mean the same thing. This does not mean that all the listed words are absolutely interchangeable. This is why it’s so easy to tell when a person with a limited vocabulary tries to cover it up by using a thesaurus.

Moreover, TERMS OF ART in various professions are not well accounted for in dictionaries and thesauruses.

In theology, worship, adoration, latria, veneration, dulia, hyperdulia, etc., are not straight synonyms, and are not at all interchangeable.

Using a thesaurus to settle an issue in physics, philosophy, medicine, astronomy, or theology is quite pathetic.


83 posted on 07/31/2017 8:01:04 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan (https://youtu.be/IYUYya6bPGw)
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