Words & Wordplay
Lying vs Deception
Lying involves one person verbally telling another person something that is a false statement in an attempt to make the second person believe that what he is saying is the truth. Deceit or deceiving is saying... |
Conventional vs Traditional
Conventional is a more widely accepted idea, notion or a way of doing things. Traditional is an idea of a way of doing something that has been passed down generations. |
Farther vs Further
The term ‘farther’ denotes physical distance, while the term ‘further’ can be used to denote abstract and figurative space. |
Single vs Double Quotes
The main difference between the two types of marks is the lines that are used to indicate the quotation. A single quotation looks like ‘…’ and a double quotation looks like “…”. |
Confidence vs Overconfidence
Confidence is described as the state of being sure of one’s abilities. Overconfidence is the overestimation of one’s abilities or the ability of a particular object.
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