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Re: A question of semantics

From:michael poxon <m.poxon@...>
Date:Friday, August 15, 2003, 14:01
mm... I don't think I said they're synonyms. Think of the idea as a Venn
diagram, so that the semantic field of each term is a circle. The two
circles have some overlap, but some of each circle is not in the scope of
the other.
Mike
> Not everyone who speaks English as a ntaive was taught that "think" and > "belief" are synonyms. I had the difference drummed into my head in
grammar
> school, and have kept the difference in my speach. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
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