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divergent vs dissimilar #1 (permalink) Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:42 am   divergent vs dissimilar
 

Hi!
what is difference between divergent and dissimilar?
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divergent vs dissimilar #2 (permalink) Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:06 am   divergent vs dissimilar
 

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Dissimilar = not similar
Divergent = moving away from.
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divergent vs dissimilar #3 (permalink) Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:09 am   divergent vs dissimilar
 

dissimilar - not the same
divergent (in one of the meanings) developed in different ways and so are no longer similar

I think they are synonyms?
divergent views
Madonna's career is not dissimilar to (=is quite similar to) Cher's.

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divergent vs dissimilar #4 (permalink) Sat Jun 21, 2008 6:46 am   divergent vs dissimilar
 

so what is the difference between similar and the same?
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divergent vs dissimilar #5 (permalink) Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:35 am   divergent vs dissimilar
 

similar is almost the same.
We have similar tastes in music.
They went to the same school.
(If they go to similar schools, it's not one and the same school, but two different schools with the same programme or system, or curriculum, etc.)[/b]
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divergent vs dissimilar #6 (permalink) Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:22 am   divergent vs dissimilar
 

pears and peaches are similar or the same?
I guess they are the same. ( the same fruit).

Could you shed light on that, please?
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divergent vs dissimilar #7 (permalink) Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:33 am   divergent vs dissimilar
 

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They are similar.

Peach: Prunus persica
Pear: Pyrus communis
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divergent vs dissimilar #8 (permalink) Wed Jun 25, 2008 13:02 pm   divergent vs dissimilar
 

no! they are completely different! Smile two different things!
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divergent vs dissimilar #9 (permalink) Wed Jun 25, 2008 13:19 pm   divergent vs dissimilar
 

Six is the same as "half a dozen." They are equivalent.
"Chick peas" is just another name for "garbonzo beans." Chick peas and garbonzo beans are the same.

On the other hand, sugar snap peas have a similiar appearance to some types of beans. You have to be careful when shopping to make sure you buy what you mean to.
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divergent vs dissimilar #10 (permalink) Wed Jun 25, 2008 13:58 pm   divergent vs dissimilar
 

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No. Inga-- they are similar. Both peaches and pears are of the family Rosaceae, but they are different genera.
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