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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
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transient and temporary
Hello,
Can I use temporary instead of transient in these sentences: "A glass of whiskey only has a transient warming effect." "Transient workers built the factory in the 19th century."? I don't use transient often, but I think that "temporary workers/temporary population" sounds little odd (at least to me). A temporary effect sounds okay to me. I can't see a significant difference in meaning, but I am pretty sure there's one in usage.
Thank you
Can I use temporary instead of transient in these sentences: "A glass of whiskey only has a transient warming effect." "Transient workers built the factory in the 19th century."? I don't use transient often, but I think that "temporary workers/temporary population" sounds little odd (at least to me). A temporary effect sounds okay to me. I can't see a significant difference in meaning, but I am pretty sure there's one in usage.
Thank you
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The words are fairly close in meaning. " Transient things (and people) come and go. Quickly.
- The words are fairly close in meaning.
- " Transient things (and people) come and go.
- Quickly.
- Transient workers come to work and then they leave.
- For temporary workers, it's the work that leaves; they may stay but unemployed.
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The words are fairly close in meaning. "Transient" takes it's connotation from its root in the Latin eo, ire - "go." Transient things (and people) come and go. Quickly. Transient workers come to work and then they leave. For temporary workers, it's the work that leaves; they may stay but unemployed.
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