The difference in meaning!!!

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What is the difference between the two statments?

1. What strategies should be adopted to conserve wildlife?

2. What steps should be taken to conserve wildlife?

This isnt any exam question. I was just discussing it with a friend. I dont think it makes any difference. What do you say?

Marius Hancu · Accepted Answer

strategies is more general, look in a dictionary

Ritwik06 · Answer

I have looked there sir but it seems it makes no difference to me. Will you explain??

Anonymous · Answer

A strategy is considered to be a set of plans created to achieve sth over a long period of time.

A step is a series of actions that you take in order to achieve sth.can be short term

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Anonymous · Answer

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Marius Hancu · Answer

Ritwik06I have looked there sir but it seems it makes no difference to me. Will you explain??

Look in your English to native language dictionary, if you don't understand it in English.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

However, if you still can't understand after you look in your dictionary, it's OK to ask us then.

Best wishes, Clive

Keyser_Soze · Answer

OK, here it goes:

Strategy refers to a (usually long term) plan, whereas steps (meaning 'tactics' or 'specific actions') refers to more immediate, shorter-term, acts.

Do you play chess? If you do, remember that a strategy is what you develop when your opponent is not attacking, pestering or otherwise harrassing you. It is the long term plan of what you want to achieve. It is the picture of the chessboard in your head. When your opponent reacts to your moves with threats and attacks, the things you do to stop him from taking your pieces, or to gain position or material, those we call tactics, i.e. steps. You think about strategy when you are not preoccupied by things that require your tactical (and immediate) attention.

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