gabe I made you a present, it can be adapted for next time you want distinctions between synonyms
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this looks like a category error. I think prestige is enacted status (as is dominance). UX vs backend.
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so you're saying you have an idiosyncratic private definition that distinguishes the two?
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nope, I'm challenging your 'near total overlap in practical usage' claim. There's nearly none.
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not sure you saw the giant thread that followed gabe's tweet of people proposing often completely opposite & MEX distinctions
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Just your gift tweet. I think you'd find little overlap in context word clouds for alongside 'prestige' and 'status'
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my favorite example of near-synonyms with little overlap where people can use them correctly but not articulate the distinction is
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Mistake: thinking error leading to failed action. Accident: execution fumble via insuff control. Locus of sloppiness


