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not only can deprecate cause depreciation, it can be a synonym for depreciate (in the financial meaning). but depreciate can't be a synonym for deprecate (in t
by notatoad 5y ago
not only can deprecate cause depreciation, it can be a synonym for depreciate (in the financial meaning). but depreciate can't be a synonym for deprecate (in the end-of-life meaning).
just one of those fun things that gets thrown in to make sure nobody ever fully understands the english language.
- carlhjerpe 5y agoAs a Swede reading OT comments on HN I can ensure you that deprecate and depreciate are not words I would mix up unless autocorrect gets me. They look similar after all. Ordnance and ordinance I don't even know the difference between though.