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Avid learner Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

"matters of the heart" VS "affairs of the heart"

Hi,

What is the difference between these two idioms: "matters of the heart" and "affairs of the heart"?
Can either of them be used to describe emotion in general, not just love?

Thanks, AL
  

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I believe "matters" has a much broader definition and can refer to any subject of concern or feeling or of emotional importance. I take "affairs" to have a romantic or sexual connotation, or perhaps referring to one's troubled personal business of any kind, but not emotion in general. This is just my opinion, however.

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  • I believe "matters" has a much broader definition and can refer to any subject of concern or feeling or of emotional importance.
  • I take "affairs" to have a romantic or sexual connotation, or perhaps referring to one's troubled personal business of any kind, but not emotion in general.
  • This is just my opinion, however.
  • I think both phrases would depend a lot on the context in order for them to be properly understood.
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I believe "matters" has a much broader definition and can refer to any subject of concern or feeling or of emotional importance. I take "affairs" to have a romantic or sexual connotation, or perhaps referring to one's troubled personal business of any kind, but not emotion in general. This is just my opinion, however. I think both phrases would depend a lot on the context in order for them to
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I found this link: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/arthurscho399708.html

"Hatred is an affair of the heart; contempt that of the head."
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