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Sour Lemon Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Confusing words
Could anyboby please show me the differences between these adjectives: DISTINGUISHING, DISTINGUISHED, DISTINGUISHABLE, DISTINCT and DISTINCTIVE? Thanks in advance 
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Have you looked them up in the dictionary, Sour Lemon? It's always easier to help people who show exactly what they find puzzling.
- Have you looked them up in the dictionary, Sour Lemon?
- It's always easier to help people who show exactly what they find puzzling.
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Have you looked them up in the dictionary, Sour Lemon? It's always easier to help people who show exactly what they find puzzling.
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Well, I've tried to do so, but it seems a little bit confusing :">
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Distinguished is roughly the same as prestigious; or, it could be the past tense of distinguish, "to set apart from."
Distinguishing is an adj. meaning that the following noun makes something(one) distinguished.
Distinguishable is something that can be distinguished.
Distinct means "markedly different."
Distinctive is the adj. of the above word.
Distinguishing is an adj. meaning that the following noun makes something(one) distinguished.
Distinguishable is something that can be distinguished.
Distinct means "markedly different."
Distinctive is the adj. of the above word.
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spacedunce-5Distinguished is roughly the same as prestigious; or, it could be the past tense of distinguish, "to set apart from."
Distinguishing is an adj. meaning that the following noun makes something(one) distinguished.
Distinguishable is something that can be distinguished.
Distinct means "markedly different."
Distinctive is the adj. of the above word
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Thanks for catching my error!
Distinctive is an adj. that means the following noun makes the subject distinct.
Distinctive is an adj. that means the following noun makes the subject distinct.
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