True, using two not-quite synonyms interchangeably will get past many listeners or readers. But the people you most want to influence will understand the difference, feel the difference, and maybe ...

It is by no means an adverse criticism of Eli Burnstein’s new book, Dictionary of Fine Distinctions, to recommend you place it in the downstairs bathroom (or loo, if you are British) – the one used by ...

During the Cold War, we divided the world into capitalist and communist. On the surface, it was a valid and useful distinction—between kinds of economic structures. But we didn’t leave it at that. We ...