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Killing vs Letting Die Killing and letting die are phrases that are used in the medical profession, to refer to the act of euthanasia. Doctors and nurses have always felt uneasy about having to pull the plug as it is called in the medical fraternity to let a patient die when he or she […]
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Killing vs Murder We often come across words like kill and murder in newspapers and TV to inform us about the demise of people in accidents and also about those who lose their lives because of an attack in a planned manner by other human beings. Though the end result is the same with […]
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Kids vs Children All of us know that children and kids are synonyms and used interchangeably by people when referring to human beings who are not yet adults. We seem to talk in terms of children when we are referring to lots of them playing in a playground but use the word kids when […]
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Halal vs Haram Halal and Haram are two broad categories into which things have been divided for Muslims according to Islam. Halal is all things that are permissible for Muslims while Haram is all things that are forbidden or illegitimate according to Islam. There is a misconception that Halal and Haram pertain only to […]
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Keep vs Maintain Keep and maintain are both verbs that refer to the act of holding and preserving something. However, there are obviously differences between keep and maintain as both are used in different contexts and one cannot be used in place of the other in all situations. This article takes a closer look […]
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Hazardous Substances vs Dangerous Goods The terms hazardous substances and dangerous goods are used frequently at workplaces to refer to objects that have the potential to harm human beings. There can be serious accidents involving workers at workplaces when dealing with these two groups or categories of substances. However, there remains confusion in the […]
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Heel vs Heal There are many pairs of words in English that have the same pronunciation but different meanings. These pairs are called homonyms. These pairs of words may create confusion to the listeners as they may think of the other word of the pair when the speaker means another. This is what the […]
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Technique vs Technology Technique and Technology are words that are closely related but have different meanings. These words confuse many people as they cannot decide which one to use in a particular context and a sentence. While technique is a way of doing a thing or activity, technology is a word used to refer […]
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Justice vs Mercy Justice and mercy are two human virtues that are mostly talked about in legal circles. Mercy is a virtue to forgive sinners, or those who are perpetrators of crimes, whereas justice is the principle of meting out punishment to criminals commensurate with the seriousness of their crimes. As such, the two […]
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Justice vs Fairness Justice and fairness are concepts or notions that are hard to define without taking the help of the other. Justice and fairness are talked about in the same breath, and we have come to accept that what is just is also fair and that to be seen as fair, we must […]