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Belly Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

What is the difference between respect and aspect as nouns ?

What is the difference between respect and aspect as nouns ?
  

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Hi. What do you mean? These words have different meanings.

  • Hi.
  • What do you mean?
  • These words have different meanings.
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Hi. What do you mean? These words have different meanings. Emotion: thinking
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Could you write a sentence in which you are not sure which word to use?

Peter has a terrible temper. In this respect, he is the opposite of his sweet-natured brother.

Peter's temper is one aspect of his personality that I really do not like.
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Oxford says:
respect
3[C] a particular aspect or detail of sth:
In this respect we are very fortunate. Ç There was one respect, however, in which they differed.

aspect

[C] a particular part or feature of a situation, an idea, a problem, etc.; a way in which it may be considered:
The book aims to cover all aspects of city life. Ç the most important aspect
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You will find "respect" used like this: in every respect, in this repsect, in respect to ... You will often find it paired with "in."

I repeat the invitation to try to create sentences using these words to see which one seems to make sense.
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With regard to those two definitions from Oxford, think of respect as way; think of aspect as way of looking at something or way of considering something.

In this [respect / way] we are very fortunate. There was one [respect / way], however, in which they differed.
The book aims to cover all [aspects of / ways of looking at / way of considering] cit

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