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Mr. Tom Posted 6 years ago
Vocabulary

Inept comment and inapt comment

Hi

I have come across both versions. Renowned dictionaries support both versions, roughly with the same meaning. Could I request your take please?

She made a few inept comments and left.

She made an inapt comment and left.

https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=f2nwXua4B-WfjLsP59ye8AM&q=inapt+comment&oq=inapt+comment&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIKCAAQsQMQRhD5ATICCAAyBQgAELEDMgUIABCxAzICCAAyBQgAEIMBMgUIABCxAzICCAAyAggAMgIIADoHCAAQRhD5AVD7B1iYK2CeLGgDcAB4AYAB7wmIAdYmkgEDNy00mAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpeg&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwim9P-t_pTqAhXlD2MBHWeuBz4Q4dUDCAc&uact=5

https://www.google.com/search?ei=i2nwXtC6I9OGjLsP7eSG0Ag&q=inept+comment&oq=inept+comment&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIECAAQHjIGCAAQBRAeOgQIABBHOgQIABANOgoIABAIEAcQChAeOggIABAIEAcQHjoGCAAQDRAeUP7DAVi8xwFg7soBaABwAXgAgAHyAYgBqgOSAQUwLjEuMZgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXo&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwiQrPiz_pTqAhVTA2MBHW2yAYoQ4dUDCAw&uact=5

Thanks,

Tom

  

Top answer

There are differences, and you should follow the good dictionaries in formal settings, but "inept" has pretty much swallowed "inapt" in everyday use.

— Anonymous

  • There are differences, and you should follow the good dictionaries in formal settings, but "inept" has pretty much swallowed "inapt" in everyday use.
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There are differences, and you should follow the good dictionaries in formal settings, but "inept" has pretty much swallowed "inapt" in everyday use.

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Mr. TomCould I request your take please?

I hear them as different. The following are my opinions.

'inept' should be used in the sense of 'incompetent', 'ineffectual', 'bungling'.
'inapt' should be used in the sense of 'inapposite', 'inappropriate', 'unsuitable'.

Generally speaking, persons can be 'inept', but not comments, and comments can

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