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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Semantics VS etymology

What is the differnce between semantics and etymology?
  

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Everything. Semantics is the study of the meaning of words; etymology is the study of the history of words.

— Mister Micawber

  • Everything.
  • Semantics is the study of the meaning of words; etymology is the study of the history of words.
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Everything. Semantics is the study of the meaning of words; etymology is the study of the history of words.
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AH020387etymology
By the way, be careful about spelling this word because there are a lot of words that are very similar.
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Not to mention ethnology, ethnicity and eschatology. Gee, I hope I spelt those right.
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Mister MicawberGee, I hope I spelt those right.
Emotion: yes

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