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Yes, exactly. These are all synonyms. People use “con” instead of “confidence game” just to save skme syllables, not to impart a different meaning.
by mikeash 9y ago
Yes, exactly. These are all synonyms. People use “con” instead of “confidence game” just to save skme syllables, not to impart a different meaning.
- philwelch 9y agoAlthough abbreviations, as Orwell pointed out, do tend to assume their own connotations—e.g. “Comintern” vs. “Communist International”, or more blatantly, “Nazi” vs. “National Socialist”.