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@vgr·Mar 11, 2016Replying to @literalbanana@literalbanana Just your gift tweet. I think you'd find little overlap in context word clouds for alongside 'prestige' and 'status'11
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
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @literalbanana@literalbanana an accident is a mistake without a punchline 🤔4:16 PM · Mar 11, 2016
Durchlass Kilometer 5,698@emareaf·Mar 11, 2016Replying to @vgr@vgr @literalbanana an accident is a mistake where someone gets hurt.1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Mar 11, 2016Replying to @emareaf@emareaf @literalbanana Mistake: thinking error leading to failed action. Accident: execution fumble via insuff control. Locus of sloppiness1