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Originally posted by Tim C
As to definitions:
I believe that "careless" and "inadvertant" are rooted the same but have vastly different meanings.[Edited by Tim C on Apr 25th, 2005 at 11:17 AM]
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Good job, Tee. As usual, you don't let the facts stand in your way. A dictionary definition is based on usage: The great majority of English-speaking people think of "inadvertent" and "careless" as meaning the same. Fancy people use inadvertent; common people, careless.
They are
not rooted the same. They simply signify the same to speakers of English. Why not go googling on the words instead of speaking outside your area of expertise?