Deep but not Profound

[Pia]

A house but not a mansion....

or

A bird but not an eagle?

RJHarmony, you were doing so well in your last two phrases. I'll give you a hint: it's not the meaning between the two ideas that determines the words, although the meaning goes along with the words.


Instead of:

A bird but not an eagle

One phrase could be:

buzzard but not eagle

I hope this helps.

 

[brinny]

Not quite, brinny. Check out the phrases again and look at the words carefully.

Nope...looking carefully here but I don't get it....is this game in code?

Here's another:

clown but not funny

 

[Pia]

Nope...looking carefully here but I don't get it....is this game in code?

Here's another:

clown but not funny

I wouldn't say the game is in code, but here's another hint: Take a good look at the first words of the phrases and see if you can make the comparison.


funny but not hilarious

 

[Caleb]

Roomy but not large

 

[Silent_J]

This is exciting, but not hysterically so

 

[brinny]

letters but not the alphabet

 

[Pia]

This is exciting, but not hysterically so

Umm, not quite, Silent. Check out the phrases in the previous pages and see if you can see a pattern.

letters but not the alphabet

Yes!!! You got it!

 

[brinny]

Really?
Ok, I'll try another one:

wheat but not bread

 

[Lioness816]

cleansed but not clean

 

[Pia]

wheat but not bread

cleansed but not clean

Hmm . . . looks like another good look at the phrases would be a good idea. Hang in there!




green but not brown

 

[brinny]

hee hee ok, here goes another one..

tea but not iced

 

[Pia]

hee hee ok, here goes another one..

tea but not iced

Aw, brinny . . . nice try but here are several examples.



sleeping but not dreaming
Aileen but not Norma
cook but not chef
breeze but not wind

 

[brinny]

Aw, brinny . . . nice try but here are several examples.



sleeping but not dreaming
Aileen but not Norma
cook but not chef
breeze but not wind

I don't get the Aileen but not Norma one......

how 'bout this one:

cloud but not cloudy

 

[mochagirl]

belief but not faith

 

[delicate_flower]

touch but not feel

 

[Pia]

I don't get the Aileen but not Norma one......

how 'bout this one:

cloud but not cloudy

It's not the comparison between the two ideas (cloudy - not cloudy), but hinges on the first word of the phrase. Here are several more . . . concentrate on the first words only and see the familiar pattern.


sweet but not sour
sheep but not lamb
slipper but not shoes

 

[SpiritSabre421]

thought but not idea

 

[Caleb]

tree but not forest

 

[brinny]

It's not the comparison between the two ideas (cloudy - not cloudy), but hinges on the first word of the phrase. Here are several more . . . concentrate on the first words only and see the familiar pattern.


sweet but not sour
sheep but not lamb
slipper but not shoes

how 'bout this one:

girl but not woman

 

[Pia]

If you want to know the answer, PM me.



spoon but not fork