Word Specializations

"usually" versus "typically"

usually - occurring the majority of the time.

typically - occurring normally, thus indirectly occurring the majority of the time.

"concise" versus "terse"

concise - expressing content with minimal syntax while maintaining its semantic.

terse - expressing content with minimal syntax without regard to its semantic.

"continuous" versus "contiguous"

continuous - existing thru a span of time.

contiguous - existing thru a span of space.

"tactical" versus "strategic"

tactical - applying to a system's syntactic dynamics.

strategic - applying to a system's semantic dynamics.

John LeFlohic

September 11, 2001