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Exodus74 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

What is the difference between plait and braid

It is words of hairdressing. What is the difference between plait and braid?
  

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In my experience, "braid" is by far the more common word. I don't know that there is a difference.

— BarbaraPA

  • In my experience, "braid" is by far the more common word.
  • I don't know that there is a difference.
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In my experience, "braid" is by far the more common word.

I don't know that there is a difference.
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BarbaraPAIn my experience, "braid" is by far the more common word.I don't know that there is a difference.
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I once had a linguistics prof who would have a great deal of fun with this, comparing the phonetic similarities:
unvoiced plait ~ voiced braid; same vowel sound; connection with the lateral sounds /l/ and /r/; Old En
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