asg101@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 8 days agoWhat is the difference between a Gadget, a Gizmo, a Contraption and a Doohickey?message-squaremessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up112arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the difference between a Gadget, a Gizmo, a Contraption and a Doohickey?asg101@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 8 days agomessage-square19linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareoriginalucifer@moist.catsweat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·8 days ago syn·o·nym /ˈsinəˌnim/ noun noun: synonym; plural noun: synonyms a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close.
minus-squareSincerityIsCool@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 days agoSynonyms aren’t necessarily interchangeable. Asking about the distinctions is a good question.
minus-squareoriginalucifer@moist.catsweat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 days agoand yet; sometimes they are 100% interchangeable and asking for distinctions is not a good question.
minus-squareasg101@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 days agoAnd yet another yet, the comm description is: “There is no such thing as a Stupid Question!”.
minus-squarediscostjohn@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 days agoIt’s too bad there isn’t a community where you could ask a question that you realize is probably stupid, but still want an answer for
minus-squareSincerityIsCool@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoThat is a very sad way to think of language.
Synonyms aren’t necessarily interchangeable. Asking about the distinctions is a good question.
and yet; sometimes they are 100% interchangeable and asking for distinctions is not a good question.
And yet another yet, the comm description is: “There is no such thing as a Stupid Question!”.
It’s too bad there isn’t a community where you could ask a question that you realize is probably stupid, but still want an answer for
That is a very sad way to think of language.
literally