Both mean the same?
Don’t spend money on unnecessary things.
VS.
Don’t spend money on dispensable things.
If not, what’s the difference in meaning? I am trying to find out if unnecessary and dispensable mean the same.
Top answer
The two sentences mean essentially the same thing. However, the word "dispensable" is rarely used in (American) English. I'm a native English speaker in the US, and I've never used it in speech or writing in my life.
- The two sentences mean essentially the same thing.
- However, the word "dispensable" is rarely used in (American) English.
- I'm a native English speaker in the US, and I've never used it in speech or writing in my life.
- If you said the 2nd sentence in the US, people wouldn't know what you meant.
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The two sentences mean essentially the same thing. However, the word "dispensable" is rarely used in (American) English. I'm a native English speaker in the US, and I've never used it in speech or writing in my life. If you said the 2nd sentence in the US, people wouldn't know what you meant.
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