Sentences with phrase «subtle differences in meaning»

English is blessed with numerous pairs of near - synonyms that allow one to mark subtle differences in meaning.

Not exact matches

Young skeptics like me long to deconstruct old notions of truth, salvation, faith, and doubt, and in doing so, we have developed ideas that can easily be described as «subtle differences or distinctions in expression, meaning, or response,» or «very slight differences or variation in color or tone.»
The media has consistently characterized his approach to a variety of issues as «nuanced,» a description that employs the adjective form of «nuance» — a word which, according to Webster, means «a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, responses, etc.» Synonyms include «subtlety,» «hint,» and «refinement.»
I think that even though you can taste a subtle difference, most people (meaning my family, friends and co-workers) are too busy shoving cookies in their faces to even notice!
The variation in the fund structures mean subtle, but important differences at the end of the chain for individual investors.
[9] The difference in wording is subtle, and hampered by imprecision — it all comes down to the meaning of some.
[9] The difference in wording is subtle and hampered by imprecision (it all comes down to the meaning of some), but it's difficult not to see this as deliberately misleading on Winter's part.
The subtle difference can means HUNDREDS in savings!
Serious misunderstandings in the scope of services to be provided can arise from these subtle but important differences in meaning.
The difference in appearance here is somewhat subtle and hard to describe; it basically means that the image doesn't appear as seamlessly on the surface of the device as the image on the iPad Pro.
According to Dictionary.com, the definition for «nuance» is: «a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc..»
My close college friends and I named ourselves feminists, cursed loudly in public, flirted with insults instead of hair flips, gave one another dead roses for Valentine's Day, and even penned a poster for our apartment that read «The Hairy - Leg Café» to play with the negative stereotypes of feminists we knew some of our peers held.2 For me, using the F - word as a proud marker of my belief in equality means that I hear subtle and not so subtle put - downs when I'm critical of sexual double standards, traditional heterosexual marriage, differences in pay and prestige, and who cleans the bathroom.
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