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Aiden Chang
How do you distinguish "varied and various" and "different and distinct"? How do you distinguish "varied and various" and "different and distinct"?
20 apr 2016 10:29
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Jake Larsen
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https://www.italki.com/question/189044 "Hi Amanda, you can use the words "distinct" and "different" in both formal and informal situations actually. It's just that "distinct" is used less frequently. "Distinct" can be used to mean "different", but it is a "stronger" word and stresses that 2 things are not just different from each other, but that they have recognizable differences which make them unique and of different kinds. For instance... My house can be separated into 4 distinct spaces. vs. My house can be separated into 4 different spaces. When "different" is used, it just means that they are not the same. But when you use "distinct", it tells me that each of these 4 spaces have characteristics or features which make them very different and unique from each other." -Wilfred
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20 aprile 2016
Aiden Chang
could I say, for example, languages, different language means dialects which basically belong to one language, but distinct languages means like English and Japanese", totally two irrelevant languages?
20 aprile 2016 · Rispondi
Jake Larsen
Hmm, yeah. I would say that you have different or distinct dialects of the same language and that you have different or distinct languages. English and Japanese are completely different/distinct languages. There are numerous distinct/different dialects in each. You have the right mindset about it, but they are often used interchangeably. I think you are right: It makes most sense to say, "There are many different dialects in both Japanese and English, which are two distinct languages." Hope this helps! Best of luck!
20 aprile 2016 · Rispondi
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Jake Larsen
http://grammarist.com/usage/varied-vs-various/ "Varied is an adjective and also the past tense of the verb vary. Use the word varied when describing things that are somewhat similar." "Various is an adjective. Use the word various when describing things that are distinctly different." This being said, I would use them interchangeably almost always.Also, I probably don't ever really use varied unless it is a singular noun "Varied selection of foods" (can't say various selection; it would be various selections). Hope this helps!
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20 aprile 2016
Aiden Chang
cool thanks bro. really helpful
20 aprile 2016 · Rispondi
Jake Larsen
No problem man anytime.
20 aprile 2016 · Rispondi
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Bill
different and distinct. So different butterflies come from different species. However there is a distinct difference between say a blue one and a red one, which is colour.
20 aprile 2016
Aiden Chang
does distinct means "obvious"?
20 aprile 2016 · Rispondi
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