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Is "without distinction" used properly here?

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oristarA
 
Reply Wed 28 May, 2014 02:41 am

The sentence:
The two point of views are without distinction.
The author intends to express:
The two point of veiws are not different at all.
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McTag
 
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Reply Wed 28 May, 2014 04:25 am
@oristarA,

I'd express it differently. "Without distinction" has usually another connotation, as its primary meaning at least. So the phrase is a bit misleading.

And btw, the plural of "point of view" is "points of view".
oristarA
 
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Reply Wed 28 May, 2014 07:44 am
@McTag,
McTag wrote:


I'd express it differently. "Without distinction" has usually another connotation, as its primary meaning at least. So the phrase is a bit misleading.

And btw, the plural of "point of view" is "points of view".


Why not show us one, please?
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McTag
 
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Reply Wed 28 May, 2014 09:55 am
@oristarA,

Quote:
The two point of views are without distinction.
The author intends to express:
The two point of veiws are not different at all.


The two points of view are not materially different.
There is no real difference between the two.
InfraBlue
 
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Reply Wed 28 May, 2014 10:02 am
The two points of view are virtually the same.
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oristarA
 
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Reply Wed 28 May, 2014 10:20 am
@McTag,
McTag wrote:


Quote:
The two point of views are without distinction.
The author intends to express:
The two point of veiws are not different at all.


The two points of view are not materially different.
There is no real difference between the two.


Thanks.
Since I've wanted to avoid using the words "difference" and "different" again (my former posts have used them). Is it possible to use another words?
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Frank Apisa
 
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Reply Wed 28 May, 2014 10:39 am
@oristarA,
oristarA wrote:


The sentence:
The two point of views are without distinction.
The author intends to express:
The two point of veiws are not different at all.


Actually, it seems to me that if the author intends to express "The two points of view are not different at all"...he should use those words.

The word "distinction" has two different meanings.

Saying the two points of view are without distinction...could mean that neither is a particularly serious point of view...one that is especially worthy of consideration (one meaning of the word "distinction.")

But they could be completely different points of view...even though neither has special value.

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