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One of the reasons why "discovered" is more accurate than "invented" most of the time. It was always there in nature, someone was fortunate enough to stumble up
by almost_usual 8y ago
One of the reasons why "discovered" is more accurate than "invented" most of the time. It was always there in nature, someone was fortunate enough to stumble upon it and pioneer the discovery.
- unimpressive 8y agoInvented actually means the same thing as discovery in the original French root it's taken from. https://www.etymonline.com/word/invention https://www.etymonline.com/word/invention
- almost_usual 8y agoDidn't know that! Thanks for sharing.