Learn English – “pros and cons” vs “advantages and disadvantages”
meaning
Are these terms equivalent:
"pros and cons"
"advantages and disadvantages"
If no, what's the difference?
Best Answer
Yes, the two terms imply the same.
'Pros and cons' comes from Latin pro et contra meaning 'for and against'.
It actually means 'the positive and negative aspects of an argument'.
To infer is to understand or realize a fact that is not immediately obvious. To imply is to "say something without saying it", so to speak; when you imply something, you are indicating it to be true without ever actually saying it outright. You infer what I imply; I infer what you imply.
So, to put it in context, the phrase "A Japanese" may imply something offensive, but you, as a listener or reader, have inferred this.
Great question! Creams are an aqueous oil/fat emulsion. This gives them a creamy consistency and are often "cream-colored" while lotions might be any color and need not be an emulsion- think Aloe Vera lotion for example. So a cream might also be called a lotion, while only creamy lotions could be called creams.
cream A viscous aqueous oil/fat emulsion with a medicament added, used to apply that medicament to the skin. (compare with ointment) You look really sunburnt; you should apply some cream.
lotion A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
Note that Wiktionary uses viscosity as another distinguishing characteristic. I'm not so sure that it works in all case- I've seen some pretty runny creams, and some thick lotions.
Best Answer
Yes, the two terms imply the same. 'Pros and cons' comes from Latin pro et contra meaning 'for and against'. It actually means 'the positive and negative aspects of an argument'.