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Scent v perfume v fragrance
I often find the terms are very loosely used and confusing.
What do you guys think? I always think of......... Scent: something that you can only smell If you sniff a flower directly. eg, primroses. Fragrance: is stronger than scent and can be smelled without sniffing a flower directly, say in passing close to a plant. eg, roses. Perfume: Is the srongest and can be smelled from a good distance away. eg honeysuckle.
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The dictionary description of Scent is "Discern by smell." So I'd agree with this as you'd have to sniff something, to recognise its smell. Manufacturers describe their perfumes as "fragrances," so take your choice there. I'd consider "perfumes" as specifics and "fragrances" as a collective noun. I'd personally use either scent or fragrance describe the scent of wisteria blooms in the air (of which we have many). But I don't think it really matters which word you use. I just enjoy the sensation.
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Drobium writes:
I often find the terms are very loosely used and confusing. What do you guys think? I always think of......... Scent: something that you can only smell If you sniff a flower directly. eg, primroses. Fragrance: is stronger than scent and can be smelled without sniffing a flower directly, say in passing close to a plant. eg, roses. Perfume: Is the srongest and can be smelled from a good distance away. eg honeysuckle. I think you meant to post in alt.english.usage. ??? -- Dan Espen |
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On Sun, 12 Jun 2011 18:02:48 -0400, Frank
wrote: On 6/12/2011 5:34 PM, wrote: writes: I often find the terms are very loosely used and confusing. What do you guys think? I always think of......... Scent: something that you can only smell If you sniff a flower directly. eg, primroses. Fragrance: is stronger than scent and can be smelled without sniffing a flower directly, say in passing close to a plant. eg, roses. Perfume: Is the srongest and can be smelled from a good distance away. eg honeysuckle. I think you meant to post in alt.english.usage. ??? That's what I was thinking. A skunk has a scent and can be smelled from a good distance away, but you would not call it a perfume Wouldn't that be aroma... and I don't mean some unbathed dago! lol |
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On 6/12/2011 6:26 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
On Sun, 12 Jun 2011 18:02:48 -0400, Frank wrote: On 6/12/2011 5:34 PM, wrote: writes: I often find the terms are very loosely used and confusing. What do you guys think? I always think of......... Scent: something that you can only smell If you sniff a flower directly. eg, primroses. Fragrance: is stronger than scent and can be smelled without sniffing a flower directly, say in passing close to a plant. eg, roses. Perfume: Is the srongest and can be smelled from a good distance away. eg honeysuckle. I think you meant to post in alt.english.usage. ??? That's what I was thinking. A skunk has a scent and can be smelled from a good distance away, but you would not call it a perfume Wouldn't that be aroma... and I don't mean some unbathed dago! lol Lot of us aren't fond of you either. |
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In article ,
Frank wrote: On 6/12/2011 6:26 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: On Sun, 12 Jun 2011 18:02:48 -0400, Frank wrote: On 6/12/2011 5:34 PM, wrote: writes: I often find the terms are very loosely used and confusing. What do you guys think? I always think of......... Scent: something that you can only smell If you sniff a flower directly. eg, primroses. Fragrance: is stronger than scent and can be smelled without sniffing a flower directly, say in passing close to a plant. eg, roses. Perfume: Is the srongest and can be smelled from a good distance away. eg honeysuckle. I think you meant to post in alt.english.usage. ??? That's what I was thinking. A skunk has a scent and can be smelled from a good distance away, but you would not call it a perfume Wouldn't that be aroma... and I don't mean some unbathed dago! lol Lot of us aren't fond of you either. Bordering on intolerant. -- - Billy Mad dog Republicans to the right. Democratic spider webs to the left. True conservatives, and liberals not to be found anywhere in the phantasmagoria of the American political landscape. America is not broke. The country is awash in wealth and cash. It's just that it's not in your hands. It has been transferred, in the greatest heist in history, from the workers and consumers to the banks and the portfolios of the uber-rich. http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/.../michael-moore /michael-moore-says-400-americans-have-more-wealth-/ |
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Scent v perfume v fragrance
In article ,
Drobium wrote: I often find the terms are very loosely used and confusing. What do you guys think? I always think of......... Scent: something that you can only smell If you sniff a flower directly. eg, primroses. Fragrance: is stronger than scent and can be smelled without sniffing a flower directly, say in passing close to a plant. eg, roses. Perfume: Is the srongest and can be smelled from a good distance away. eg honeysuckle. How about gaucy? gaucy: fat, comely (pleasant to look at; attractive), jolly. -- - Billy Mad dog Republicans to the right. Democratic spider webs to the left. True conservatives, and liberals not to be found anywhere in the phantasmagoria of the American political landscape. America is not broke. The country is awash in wealth and cash. It's just that it's not in your hands. It has been transferred, in the greatest heist in history, from the workers and consumers to the banks and the portfolios of the uber-rich. http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/.../michael-moore /michael-moore-says-400-americans-have-more-wealth-/ |
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Scent v perfume v fragrance
On Jun 12, 8:05*pm, Brooklyn1 Gravesend1 wrote:
On Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:55:25 -0700, Billy wrote: In article , Frank wrote: On 6/12/2011 6:26 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: On Sun, 12 Jun 2011 18:02:48 -0400, Frank *wrote: On 6/12/2011 5:34 PM, wrote: * writes: I often find the terms are very loosely used and confusing. What do you guys think? I always think of......... Scent: something that you can only smell If you sniff a flower directly. eg, primroses. Fragrance: is stronger than scent and can be smelled without sniffing a flower directly, say in passing close to a plant. eg, roses. Perfume: Is the srongest and can be smelled from a good distance away. eg honeysuckle. I think you meant to post in alt.english.usage. ??? That's what I was thinking. A skunk has a scent and can be smelled from a good distance away, but you would not call it a perfume Wouldn't that be aroma... and I don't mean some unbathed dago! lol Lot of us aren't fond of you either. Bordering on intolerant. Ask me if I care what yoose Life-Of-The-Party pointy headed imbeciles think... not that yoose are capable of thinking... especially you, Bullylgoat Schtink. *Notice your initials... I have to surmise that you are one of these posters that get their jollies by getting responses. Print this out and do what you will with it. |
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