to me, they seem the same, but surely there’s a subtle nuance.

like, for example, i’ve heard: “i thought he died.” and “i thought he was dead” and they seem like synonyms.

  • @Randomocity@sh.itjust.works
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    26 days ago

    I think you are the only one to correctly state that one can be true without the other making them not synonymous and I appreciate it.

    • @wjrii@lemmy.world
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      36 days ago

      The easy example is to think in terms of chatting with a Christian: Jesus died, but Jesus is not dead.