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The title of the article says “easy”, while the text says “straightforward”. Those are not synonyms.
by Kon-Peki 2y ago
The title of the article says “easy”, while the text says “straightforward”.
Those are not synonyms.
- ljf 2y agoCollins dictionary disagrees: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-thesaurus/straightforward https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-thesaur... and https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-thesaurus/easy https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-thesaur... They are each their others 2nd top synonyms
- neilo40 2y agoThe article even uses them interchangeably between the title and the first paragraph
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- Terr_ 2y agoI agree that the spectrum of "effort needed" is not the same as "clarity of process", and ideally people wouldn't blur the lines... But it happens anyway. For example: Moving a heavy exercise-weight one mile in a straight line through an open field field is very straightforward... but not necessarily easy.