We do coarsely what might be done finely. One road to language mastery is the study of synonyms, words that are similar yet not identical in meaning. Two words that seem to be the same may have very much in common, but also have something private and particular which they. Everyone recognizes the difference between child and urchin, hand and fist, misstatement and lie. There is an overtone of meaning which causes a mother to resent your calling her child puny instead of delicate.
People persist in confusing instruction with education when discussing our school system.
Study the different shades of meaning expressed by the synonyms of a general word like said . There is a world of difference between the meanings of misconduct, misbehaviour and delinquency, and between vice, error, fault, transgression, lapse and sin. This discrimination may appear trifling to some and tiresome to others. A man should revise his language habits from time to time in order to keep pace with life and custom. There are more things to think about and to communicate about every day.