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   Ardith Hinton to Denis Mosko   
   Riced Vegetables   
   18 Oct 20 16:15:04   
   
   MSGID: 1:153/716.0 f8ca3750   
   REPLY: 2:5064/54.1315 5f893b60   
   CHRS: IBMPC 2   
   Hi, Denis!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:   
      
    AH>  The substitution of "all" for "also" changes the   
    AH>  meaning.   
      
    DM>  Is is synonyms?   
      
      
             No, "all" and "also" are not synonyms.   
      
             Occasionally we can omit letters or entire words in English without   
   changing the meaning.  But "also" seems to be a contraction of "all so", i.e.   
   the translation of a word from Old English.  That's as brief as it gets.  :-Q   
      
      
      
    AH>  When my usual resources define "strainer" as "sieve"   
    AH>  and vice versa, I'd say they regard these two words   
    AH>  as synonyms (n.)... or as synonymous (adj.) *with each   
    AH>  other*.  Synonyms are words which have +/- the same   
    AH>  meaning....  :-)   
      
    DM>  What is synonym of 2 of them?   
      
      
             It's often said there are no exact synonyms in English... and while   
   the "rule" may have "exceptions", a pair like this is all I can come up with.   
      
             Since you are interested in cooking, however... the larger version,   
   equipped with three or four legs & used to drain bulky food items like cooked   
   spaghetti or fresh lettuce leaves, is known around here as a "colander".  :-)   
      
      
      
      
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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