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Trunks Posted 16 years ago
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Similarity between haphazard and erratic

Does the words "haphazard" and "erratic" mean exactly the same thing or are there any subtle difference between them?
  

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Hi, Does the words "haphazard" and "erratic" mean exactly the same thing or are there any subtle difference between them? haphazard - derived form the idea of 'by chance'. erratic - derived form the idea of 'wandering in a random manner'.

— Clive

  • Hi, Does the words "haphazard" and "erratic" mean exactly the same thing or are there any subtle difference between them?
  • haphazard - derived form the idea of 'by chance'.
  • erratic - derived form the idea of 'wandering in a random manner'.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Does the words "haphazard" and "erratic" mean exactly the same thing or are there any subtle difference between them?

haphazard - derived form the idea of 'by chance'.



erratic - derived form the idea of 'wandering in a random manner'.



Clive
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I'm sorry but I didn't understand anything!!! How can haphazard be the derived form of the idea "by chance"? They both seem to mean "random", so are they the same or different?
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Hi,

I'm sorry but I didn't understand anything!!! How can haphazard be the derived form of the idea "by chance"? I made a typo. I meant 'derived from'. Sorry.

They both seem to mean "random", That's true, but you asked about subtle differences.

so are they the same or different?

Here are a couple of examples to illustrate what I meant.


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