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Apranav Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Synonyms

what is the purpose of synonyms , if already word exist and why they want to have new word with same meaning
for example culpable Vs guilty

how to learn the sublte the difference
  

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Hi, apranav, Thanks for joining us. Welcome to English Forums. I'm not sure they have a purpose.

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  • I'm not sure they have a purpose.
  • They sneak in from everywhere, and if we like them, they stick around.
  • Some are favored by the "street talk" crowd, others by high society.
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Hi, apranav, Thanks for joining us. Welcome to English Forums.

I'm not sure they have a purpose. They sneak in from everywhere, and if we like them, they stick around.

Some are favored by the "street talk" crowd, others by high society. Sometimes the denotative meanings are the same, but the connotative meanings carry slightly different implications. Sometimes we choose one o

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