Then there is the difference between hand saw and handsaw. A backsaw is not a handsaw.
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Then there is the difference between hand saw and handsaw. A backsaw is not a handsaw.
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Then there is the Bow Saw, and the Frame Saw....I do have the 18" Frame saw....
A Planer? I'm the Planer, and this is what I use
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And people wonder why American English is hard for foreigners to learn. Context is everything.
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Some things just have to share nomenclature. Like hack saw ,and hack sawyer .
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We even have more than one word for words that have meanings that are opposites of itself:Originally Posted by Eric Brown
You can dust something by either brushing off dust or placing dust.A contronym (also called a contranym or an autoantonym) is a word with two meanings that happen to be the opposite of each other.
Cleave can be adhere to something or splitting something apart.
A sanction can be a boycott or an approval.
Our language can be very ambiguous, just ask any politician.
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