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Bookmark or Share- "pros and cons" vs "advantages and disadvantages"I would say that they mean more or less the same thing and can be basically used interchangeably. Take a look at these two examples that will make it all clear for you: What are the pros and cons of switching from Windows to Linux? The pros are that Linux is a high-quality operating system and it's completely free.
- meaning - What does "same same but different" mean? - English Language ...A friend of mine asked what "same same but different" meant. The context was in an essay called Same-same, but different on the Japan Times website: One Indochinese term we all learned was the saying "Same-same, but different." It might just look like four words that contradict each other, but this one phrase perfectly described our experiences.
- What's the difference between "understand" and "comprehend"?Rarely are two synonyms "the same in meaning perfectly". You've provided no additional context, so it will be natural for the reader to imagine some. I can think of a few different ways a sentence like this might be used. The message was sent in French, and Henry doesn't speak French. Therefore, Henry could not understand the message.
- Interpretation of "Have (just) thought the same thing"I thought the same thing,... I had thought the same thing,... Both of those are setting up for something like "...but then I changed my mind" Finally, again because the thought came before the friend, the following doesn't work for me at all: I have just thought the same thing. Although, harking back to one of the earlier forms, I'd be OK with:
- word usage - "mean the same" vs. "mean the same thing" - English ...However "same" is not a noun, it is an adjective, which means it needs to have some other noun to modify. So this is why the normal expression is "they mean the same thing". "thing" is the noun, which is modified by the adjective "same". Alternatively, you can say something like: They have the same meaning.
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