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Vent - Opaque vs Transparent
bod1467
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Why is it that some people find it so hard to use the correct word? What is it about these two words that causes people to swap their meanings?
There have been several posts on MSE forums where people have used opaque when they meant transparent. (This is the usual incorrect usage).
/grammar-nazi
There have been several posts on MSE forums where people have used opaque when they meant transparent. (This is the usual incorrect usage).
/grammar-nazi
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Two totally different meanings.:rotfl:0
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Your post is very opaque .
Really you need to be more transparent .0 -
Translucent?0
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Frosted?
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Why is it that some people find it so hard to use the correct word? What is it about these two words that causes people to swap there meanings?
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/grammar-nazi
The irony is killing me!Getting married 02.08.14
Wins for the wedding: membership for a 'wedsite' and app, £35 gift voucher for party supplies shop, £50 worth of hand painted signs, 1kg of heart shaped marshmallows :money:0 -
Your rite their. Eye brought some transparent windows from my glasser a few weeks ago but there totally 110% opaque - ewe can see rite threw them!
I'm sacred to ask him about it though cos he's a decent glasser and eye don't want to loose him!0 -
the_insider wrote: »The irony is killing me!
Haha. I hadn't even spotted that.
(And I'm usually so careful).
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Glad that's been cleared up then!0
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I can see where this thread is going...0
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