 What is the difference between generic and general?This question has no verified answers · 5 replies As a non-native, I would say I perceive no difference between them, generally speaking. I wouldn't know how to explain the difference, because it would only be a matter of "feelings" I get, but without any real difference. Maybe the natives will be able to help. So what is the correct version: You won't get so much from this book. It's very generic or very general? Regular Member 630 Hi, This book is very generic. Sounds like it is the same as a lot of other books of this type. Not special or distinctive in any way. This book is very general. It doesn't give a lot of details. Best wishes, Clive  El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo I found this when looking for information on SAT books: Grammatix 1. By Grammatix.com, $49.95, 193 pages 2. Best for: Critical reading 3. The essay portion provides a very systematic formula. The grammar section is not as thorough as Rocket Review. A different approach to passage based reading questions than most books, many CCers have had success with this method. The sentence completion sentence is supposed to be very good. The same generic math review provided in every review book. Regular Member 630 Anonymous: They are definitely not the same.Generic is the adjective of the noun genre, which roughly means category. Generic can therefore mean belonging to the entire category, rather to particular members of the category. Confusingly, a generic solution is one that covers a group of problems, not a group of solutions, usually. This is usually a very good thing. However, if a film or book is described as generic, it is usually implying that it has little originality and is therefore bad. In the usage "generic drug" it merely indicates that the drug is not produced by a leading brand company. This is neither good nor bad as the drug is exactly the same chemical as its branded equivalent. General can probably be most easily understood as the opposite of specific. It is not the adjective of any noun. General is a much more commonly used word and covers many more situations than generic. General can also cover some uses of generic correctly. It's easy to use the word generic wrongly. So, if you don't know and have to guess, use general rather than generic. I hope this helps. | |
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