Archive for April, 2026

Funny Distinctions

April 28, 2026

I wanted to look up whether there was a real distinction (versus just an intuited/understood one) between two things I’m researching, and so I went to Google and typed in “what is the difference between… ” And of course, Google being Google, it gave me prompts of other distinctions people commonly ask about, which were unexpectedly kind of funny! What is the difference between…

A latte and a cappuccino

A yam and a sweet potato

a malt and a shake

a vegan and a vegetarian

a fruit and a vegetable (a deceptively simple question!)

a crow and a raven

a psychopath and a sociopath

a bison and a buffalo

a hotel and a motel

a psychologist and a psychiatrist


(My question isn’t on here, FWIW!)