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Belly Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
selfsame vs same
What is the difference between selfsame and same?
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Dictionaries tell us that selfsame = exactly the same. Which implies that same is not necessarily the same, but can mean just 'very similar'. Selfsame is also rather poetic or dated-- you won't hear speakers using it much.
- Dictionaries tell us that selfsame = exactly the same.
- Which implies that same is not necessarily the same, but can mean just 'very similar'.
- Selfsame is also rather poetic or dated-- you won't hear speakers using it much.
- Perhaps this is a signal that nowadays no one is willing to say that two things are exactly the same.
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Dictionaries tell us that selfsame = exactly the same. Which implies that same is not necessarily the same, but can mean just 'very similar'. Selfsame is also rather poetic or dated-- you won't hear speakers using it much. Perhaps this is a signal that nowadays no one is willing to say that two things are exactly the same.
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