Post/posting, find/finding
Hi,
Consider the following pairs:
-find/finding ( "It was an extremely interesting find/finding")
-post/posting ("This post/posting deserves a dozen likes!")
1) Is it true there is absolutely no difference between the two alternative nouns (with and without the '-ing')... meaning the examples above?
Perhaps you could give me more pairs of this kind? i.e. "noun"/ "noun+ing", where both nouns mean exactly the same thing in the specific context..
Hope my question makes sense...
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vlivef -find/finding ( "It was an extremely interesting find/finding") "finding" and "find" are by no means synonymous. A "finding" is the conclusion or result of an investigation, or something like that. Unlike "find", it cannot refer to a physical object that has been discovered.
- vlivef -find/finding ( "It was an extremely interesting find/finding") "finding" and "find" are by no means synonymous.
- A "finding" is the conclusion or result of an investigation, or something like that.
- Unlike "find", it cannot refer to a physical object that has been discovered.
- ") In this context "post" and "posting" are understood to mean the same thing, but I think "post" is more common.
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vlivef-find/finding ( "It was an extremely interesting find/finding")
"finding" and "find" are by no means synonymous. A "finding" is the conclusion or result of an investigation, or something like that. Unlike "find", it cannot refer to a physical object that has been discovered.
vlivef-post/posting ("This post/posting deserves
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