The keyword/phrase "distinctions" relates to, and is part of, the classification(s) listed below, as used in the text or auxiliary documents of the QUFD website and in Father Jerome's scientific writings.
Jerome
linguistics
reality
society
The GENERAL CONTEXT of such use is:
The term refers to the nominal "distinctions" that one may have achieved in one's life, as the degrees, awards, honors, etc. for eminent personages. However, in the context of this report, it refers to the particular nuances and specifics of a word, definition, meaning or context, as exemplified in the use of "classical" American-English, rather than "business-English", which relegates such "distinctions" to the hinterlands of good English-language-usage.
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