Science Banana@literalbanana·Mar 11, 2016@GabrielDuquette gabe I made you a present, it can be adapted for next time you want distinctions between synonyms2513
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Mar 11, 2016Replying to @literalbanana@literalbanana @GabrielDuquette this looks like a category error. I think prestige is enacted status (as is dominance). UX vs backend.2
Science Banana@literalbanana·Mar 11, 2016Replying to @vgr@vgr @GabrielDuquette so you're saying you have an idiosyncratic private definition that distinguishes the two?24
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Mar 11, 2016Replying to @literalbanana@literalbanana @GabrielDuquette nope, I'm challenging your 'near total overlap in practical usage' claim. There's nearly none.1
Science Banana@literalbanana·Mar 11, 2016Replying to @vgr@vgr not sure you saw the giant thread that followed gabe's tweet of people proposing often completely opposite & MEX distinctions13
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @literalbanana@literalbanana Just your gift tweet. I think you'd find little overlap in context word clouds for alongside 'prestige' and 'status'7:51 AM · Mar 11, 20161 Like
Science Banana@literalbanana·Mar 11, 2016Replying to @vgr@vgr my favorite example of near-synonyms with little overlap where people can use them correctly but not articulate the distinction is11