What's the difference between...
Dragons Bay
15-05-2004, 16:25
Try this: stick two interchangeable or nearly interchangeable words together and see if anybody can clearly distinguish the difference between the two:
1. Nation, Country
The Pyrenees
15-05-2004, 16:32
Try this: stick two interchangeable or nearly interchangeable words together and see if anybody can clearly distinguish the difference between the two:
1. Nation, Country
A Nation is a abstract concept based on shared identity and traditions, often a legal body. A country is a more geographical construct and is the land mass a nation fills, I think. That's just my idea of them.
Squelchonia
15-05-2004, 16:35
Potato and potato when pronounced differently?
Pantylvania
15-05-2004, 18:25
Potato and potato when pronounced differently?no difference in meaning, but the other pronunciation is usually spelled "tater"
being and existing or living and being a live
Daistallia 2104
15-05-2004, 18:30
How about these: booze and hooch (and I mean the real word hooch not thta silly crummy brand name claimant.)