Those involved know why this was necessary.
Nude
Naked
They are fraking synonyms.
And before the argument starts, if they are used in each other's definition that is by definition synonymous.
There are connotative differences, but not in reference to the lack of clothes. Nude ambition is not the same as naked ambition...etc.
-Cheers
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my argument was that they mean different things, not that they are not indeed synonyms.
i asked a poet, a master of his craft, and he told me this: http://plagiarist.com/poetry/7111/
an interesting discussion on the same subject: http://blogs.modestlyyours.net/modestly_yours/2006/04/the_modest_nude.html
No dice! If they are synonyms. Then that means by definition they are interchangeable. You know like synonymous! :-)
Arbitrarily assigning connotative differences. For example tell me the difference between a despotic rulership and a tyrannical one? Is not the same as the structural use of the word. Erudite and pedantic have very similar definitions, but the connotations are very different. So much so they are not used as synonyms.
These words do not even share the same Latin root (unlike naked and nude), yet they are very much synonyms and used interchangeably.
The question is would you make the same argument for garrulous vs. loquaciousness?
so i'm a little late returning to this topic (sue me, i've been busy) but here's another 2 cents.
because words are synonyms does not necessarily mean you can interchange them. were this the case, parsing down the english language to newspeak, a la 1984, would be a worthy endeavor. words always carry their own connotation, adding clarity and floridity to our discourse.
a tyrant, while as harsh as a despot, can still rule with some semblance of just. there is no justice under a despot, only the whim of the ruler.
garrulous describes a salesman talking to you at the bar more than a loquacious professor delivering his lecture.
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