Definition. A conjuntion is the part of speech (or word class) that serves to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences. The common conjunctions-- and, but, for, or, nor, yet, and so --join the elements of a coordinate structure. A sentence style that employs many coordinate conjunctions is called polysyndeton.A sentence style that omits conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses is called asyndeton.In contrast to coordinating conjunctions, which connect words, phrases, and clauses of equal rank, subordinating conjunctions connect clauses of unequal rank. See Examples and Observations below. sentence style that omits conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses is called asyndeton. In contrast to coordinating conjunctions, which connect words, phrases, and clauses of equal rank, subordinating conjunctions connect clauses of unequal rank. See Examples and Observations below.
Distinction without a difference. A distinction without a difference is a type of argument where one word or phrase is preferred to another, but results in no difference to the argument as a whole. It is particularly used when a word or phrase has connotations associated with it that one party to an argument prefers to avoid.
divergence. Difference is the state or quality of being unlike or the amount of such unlikeness. A difference is in the things compared; a discrimination is in our judgment of them; a distinction is in our definition or description or mental image of them.Careful discrimination of real differences results in clear distinctions.ifference between the old and the new; differences among men; a difference in character; of action; of style; (less frequently) a difference (controversy) with a person; a difference of one thing from (incorrectly to) another.