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Same Difference?

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  • 19-05-2006 7:28pm
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    faceman
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    OK can someone please explain to me what "same difference" means? its grammitically wrong surely? (Is grammitically a word?) Surely we should say "no difference"?


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    Dave!
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    faceman wrote:
    OK can someone please explain to me what "same difference" means? its grammitically wrong surely? (Is grammitically a word?) Surely we should say "no difference"?
    That car is big.

    No it's not; it's not-small.

    Same difference.

    Huh?

    Those two descriptions have the same amount of difference between them.

    Huh?

    None.

    Huh?

    No difference.

    Ahhhh.......


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    homah_7ft
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    Like the avatars.


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    Dave!
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    indeed! snap on the avatar, faceman!


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    ferdi
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    its a term used by ignorant fools with no grasp of the english language.


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    up for anything
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    faceman wrote:
    (Is grammitically a word?)
    No, it's not but grammatically is.:D


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    zAbbo
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    It means 'same thing'.

    friend of mine used to always use it.


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    up for anything
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    ferdi wrote:
    its a term used by ignorant fools with no grasp of the english language.

    Or even those with no grasp of English punctuation.:p


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    ferdi
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    up for anything wrote:
    Or even those with no grasp of English punctuation.:p
    ahahahah...haha..eh..ha..eh. go away.


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    jaggeh
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    its simple

    This glass is 3/4 full
    No its 1/4 Empty
    same difference.

    its an easy way of saying something that would usually take longer. The english language evolves, go look up google....


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    faceman
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    jaggeh wrote:
    its an easy way of saying something that would usually take longer. The english language evolves, go look up google....

    no difference is the correct way to say it and is quicker to say?


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    homah_7ft
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    No difference is the boring way to say it.


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    Hagar
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    I suppose it's six of one and half a dozen of the other.


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    JC 2K3
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    "4 and 7" and "5 and 8" have the same difference between them.


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    iFight
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    homah_7ft wrote:
    No difference is the boring way to say it.

    so it's more exciting to NOT make sence?--That makes sense


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    red_fox
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    The pharse 'same difference' makes sense if comparing something like a quantity, the difference bettween 1 pint and 2 pints is the same as the difference between 3 and 4 pints, i.e. 1 pint.

    I think that how the pharse is normally used is wrong and either 'same thing' or 'no difference' would be right in those cases...


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    homah_7ft
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    iFight wrote:
    so it's more exciting to NOT make sence?--That makes sense

    If you cared to look into the english language you would soon find out how it doesn't follow clear rules. There is no proper or correct english. Don't believe everything you were taught in school.


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    iFight
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    homah_7ft wrote:
    If you cared to look into the english language you would soon find out how it doesn't follow clear rules. There is no proper or correct english. Don't believe everything you were taught in school.

    lmao..u should be my english teacher


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    homah_7ft
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    iFight wrote:
    lmao..u should be my english teacher

    Unfortunately I would have to follow the syllabus and crush your spirit with convention :p


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    iFight
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    homah_7ft wrote:
    Unfortunately I would have to follow the syllabus and crush your spirit with convention :p

    funny man:D :D:D:D:D:D


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    meepins
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    Oxymoron


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    tbh
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    ahhhh, its six of one and half-a-dozen of the other isn't it?


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    FlutterinBantam
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    Same difference......Just means the same thing in different ways..

    I am 50 ft. up in the air

    I am 50 ft from the ground

    Same position ... said differently

    Loosen up a bit there Bud:eek:


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