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Hypothetic is a much less popular synonym of hypothetical.

Davidrock65 wrote: 1. Could you please tell me the difference between grip and grasp? 2. What's the difference between grip something and grip on something? Do you say grasp on something? 3. What's the difference between tug and pull? And what's the difference between tug something , tug...

Is there any good resource on net where I can find such differences in degree for synonyms?

What is the difference between saying that a person is churlish / morose / sulky / sullen ? I know all of them have a negative meaning, but are they synonyms? Can they be used in the same context? Thanks for your answers.

Hi, I am a bit confused about the difference between confused and baffled. I think they are synonyms and I may use them interchangeably. But I was reading a novel and here are some experts:"Are you confused Ms. Rachel?", questioned Administrator."No, I am baffled." Could you explain why did...

Hi Giga_d, and welcome to the forum. You asked a very mixed-bag of questions, including word choice, debating techniques, and logic. Not to mention political views. I'm not quite sure how attaining a state of pregnancy is a non-action - many will argue that it's happened only once before,...

Is there any difference between the words "someone" and "somebody" ("anyone" and "anybody")? I wonder if they are synonyms.

If you're not a native English speaker, I suggest you get one of these: LONGMAN ADVANCED AMERICAN DICTIONARY ( with CD-ROM ) -- American English LONGMAN DICTIONARY OF CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH ( with CD-ROM ) -- British English I have collections of dictionaries (more than 100), and I find the...

In an exercise about tenses, I have come upon this sentence : "These days, a lot of immigrants (to come) from Asia. Obviously, the tense to use is the PRESENT SIMPLE. That's what a colleague told me on the phone. However, I have some doubts. Can't we write "ARE COMING", since there is "these...

The main difference between these two is that one is used in a figuartive way and the other is a literal use of the phrase. "to go off track" is a figurative way to say that something/someone is not doing something correctly or is going down the wrong "path" in any aspect. "to go off the track"...