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Icy_blue Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

difference between "being inactive" and "no activity"?

I saw the explanation of the word inactivity in a thesaurus,

A "a state of being inactive"

B " a state of no activity"

What's the difference between A & B?
  

Top answer

I have a hard time saying how they are different. In both cases, it's not doing anything.

— BarbaraPA

  • I have a hard time saying how they are different.
  • In both cases, it's not doing anything.
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I have a hard time saying how they are different. In both cases, it's not doing anything.
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They're the same to me, too. So I'm wondering why the thesaurus gives it two items of explanation.
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A. I was just sitting there, lazy as can be, doing nothing.
B. The streets were silent, dark, and empty.

CJ
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Yes!

I can see clearly the difference from your examples.

Thank you very much, Mr. CJEmotion: smile
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