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.
If there is a disparity between how great you think you are at tennis and how you actually play, you are probably surprised by how often you lose. Disparity is the condition of being unequal, and a disparity is a noticeable difference. Disparity usually refers to a difference that is unfair: economic disparities exist among ethnic groups, there is a disparity between what men and women earn in the same job. This noun derives from Latin dispar unequal.. The opposite of disparity is parity, the condition of being equal or the same.