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39 ‘Same’ Things That Most People Don’t Know Are Actually Different
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Has someone ever told you that you used a wrong word? Well, you're not alone. Many people confuse terms without even knowing it. You might think that it's usually the English language learners who get the names of concepts or objects all mixed up, but it's not unusual for native speakers to get tangled up in misconceptions too.
The truth is, some terms seem so synonymous that people don't even bother to look them up. So, if you ever find yourself in an argument whether muffins have icing or whether tofu and panner are the same thing, it might mean that you need to do some research. But no worries. This time we've got you covered. Inspired by a Scoop Whoop post we dug around and collected some of the most confusing words to explain the differences between them.
Check out if you've made any of these mistakes and let us know in the comments.
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or as we were taught, poisonous: hurts if you bite it, venomous: hurts if it bites you.
had been told 'shrimp' is used more in American English, while 'prawn' is favoured in British English
"All fungi are edible. Some fungi are only edible once." - Terry Pratchett
Their expression say that they are disappointed in you that you didn't know this.
Do not tell this to all this alternative right movements who claim that there are certain "people" native to places, and that their intermingling with other "races" will weaken the national identity. We may form nations and e may come from different ethnicies, but we are all humans!
"I never know... What's the difference between a stalagmite and a stalactite?" "Stalagmite has an 'm' in it"
How do people not know the difference between a butterfly and a moth???
I'm not sure about everyone else, but I'm pretty sure people know this. Right? Or is it just me?
I did a Masters and a PhD in anurans. The distinction between 'frogs' and 'toads is arbitary. Not all dryish anurans are short-leggedish, or smoothish, or stringy-eggedish, and not all mucussy anurans are the obverse in one or more of those characteristics. The notion of frogs versus toads is simply a gradient of perceptions with no biological significance. And the teeth thing that another commernter claimed is a nonsense...
Wasps can be pollinators - there are many species of orchids whose flower structures are predicated on exactly this fact. Look it up.
Paneer is awesome. Especially when coated with a layer of spiced corn flour or spiced bread.
I am not sure about this.. The one on the right is also eaten as a fruit in my natives.. It's more like a different variety of Banana..
in S.A the tangerines are called naartjies. pronounced 'nar-chies' . think it comes from the Afrikaans language.
Like other differences on this list, the distinctions are arbitrary and not consistent. There is not biological difference between kangaroos and wallabies, save size, and small kangaroos and be smaller than large wallabies. Some wallaby species are distinctly plain in colour. My bona fides? I'm a biologist, with three species of macropod that that come out to graze on my paddocks every night.
Rats are amazing, intelligent creatures and it's about time people stopped being scarred of them and start educating themselves about them. They deserve respect.
I thought it's more of US/UK thing. UK calls it biscuits while US cookies.. no?
Pretty useful post, makes you understand the difference between things that look the same. But i'm pretty sure everybody can see the difference between Gorilla and Guerilla .
It's the spelling
The confusion is in the spelling and way too many people aren't going to take the time to learn the two words.
I really enjoyed reading this post... was looking forward to seeing SEX & GENDER somewhere on the list.
Are people serious? You don't know the difference between these things?!
Well these are really useful, especially since I don't speak english as my first language
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English isn't my first language either, but even I couldn't believe people don't know these differences :) It's just ordinary things
Just what I was thinking....!!
You would be amazed at how many people don't know the difference between a malamute and a husky. My malamute is 160 pounds, looks nothing like a husky, but people still call him a husky.
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Well inevitably some people are dumb so yes
Pretty useful post, makes you understand the difference between things that look the same. But i'm pretty sure everybody can see the difference between Gorilla and Guerilla .
It's the spelling
The confusion is in the spelling and way too many people aren't going to take the time to learn the two words.
I really enjoyed reading this post... was looking forward to seeing SEX & GENDER somewhere on the list.
Are people serious? You don't know the difference between these things?!
Well these are really useful, especially since I don't speak english as my first language
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English isn't my first language either, but even I couldn't believe people don't know these differences :) It's just ordinary things
Just what I was thinking....!!
You would be amazed at how many people don't know the difference between a malamute and a husky. My malamute is 160 pounds, looks nothing like a husky, but people still call him a husky.
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Well inevitably some people are dumb so yes