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Perserverance & Patience.
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I was told today that I had great patience & perserverance.
Same thing surely?
Same thing surely?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.In certain circumstances, they are synonymous, as you suggest, MWB, but in others they are not interchangeable. For instance, you might say, "He bore his illness with great patience", whereas you would never say, "He bore his illness with great perseverance."
Such apparent synonyms usually have different usages. Royal and regal technically mean exactly the same thing, but no one refers to 'the Regal Family'.
Such apparent synonyms usually have different usages. Royal and regal technically mean exactly the same thing, but no one refers to 'the Regal Family'.
Generally speaking (and I know there are exceptions) patience is a passive thing. If the bus is taking a long time to come and you are refusing to get uptight about it you are showing patience.
Perseverance is usually active. If, having failed for the sixth time to put together a piece of flat-pack fiurniture, you nevertheless attempt it for a seventh time you are showing perseverance.
Perseverance is usually active. If, having failed for the sixth time to put together a piece of flat-pack fiurniture, you nevertheless attempt it for a seventh time you are showing perseverance.
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