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Old 03-27-2008, 09:37 PM
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Re: Word Usage

It's also worth noting that even words with identical meanings tend to not be used in the same place.

"Menacing" and "sinister" are essentially synonymous, but they have different connotations (Er...tone, I suppose) so you'd use them in different places.
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