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Old 04-03-2019, 07:33 PM
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I for no apparent reason, suddenly wondered where the dividing line is between a twig and a branch. I've wandered into xelasnave territory.
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Old 04-03-2019, 08:40 PM
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I hope nobody "sticks"it to you.....
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Old 04-03-2019, 08:46 PM
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It is purely subjective and one mans branch can be another mans twig☺.
Although a reasonable classification can be found in describing material for a fire.
One only uses twigs to start the fire but you then use branches to sustain it.
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Old 04-03-2019, 09:03 PM
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Now why didn't I think of that?
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Old 04-03-2019, 09:11 PM
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It is often helpful to identify if ones thoughts are subjective or objective.
If subjective it is perhaps best not to argue upon its virtue ...if objective find a link and let your opponent look it up and realise that you are right.

One could consider the difference between a stone and a rock...I think its a stone if you can use it in a shepards sling to kill a giant...a rock is something big enough to put at the head of his grave.
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Old 04-03-2019, 10:29 PM
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Alex, then what would be the difference between a rock, and a boulder?
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Old 04-03-2019, 10:31 PM
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For me the difference lies in the effort required to break it. A twig is broken easily, a branch, not so much
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Old 04-03-2019, 11:03 PM
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Old 04-03-2019, 11:45 PM
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Alex, then what would be the difference between a rock, and a boulder?
A sore back

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Old 04-03-2019, 11:50 PM
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I for no apparent reason, suddenly wondered where the dividing line is between a twig and a branch. I've wandered into xelasnave territory.
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I think it's a question of rank or hierarchy:

Tree > Trunk > Branch > Twig > Stem > Leaf/Bud

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Old 05-03-2019, 12:14 AM
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Well, contractually , when excavating, the difference between rock and a stone is that rock needs to be excavated with a particular technique and a anything other than rock, ie a stone or smaller, is less than 1/2 cum. and so can be carried away after being dug out.

I suppose that holds true with tree work. You can leave the twigs on the ground but the branches need to be removed ( or mulched) or the work would be unfinished. Not that all tree workers seem to get that idea.
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Old 05-03-2019, 05:47 AM
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Alex, then what would be the difference between a rock, and a boulder?
Mainly the difference can be found in size.
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Old 05-03-2019, 07:48 AM
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Alex, then what would be the difference between a rock, and a boulder?
Did you hear about the pebble who suffers from chronic shyness?

It's trying to become a little boulder.
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Branches have Managers, but I've never heard of a Twig Manager.
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Old 05-03-2019, 08:19 AM
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Old 05-03-2019, 08:48 AM
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Branches have Managers, but I've never heard of a Twig Manager.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...HxtIdMvhz11p9B

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Old 05-03-2019, 09:33 AM
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Old 05-03-2019, 09:56 AM
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That was not my objective and the post was not put up with that in mind but merely to demonstrate that a goggle usually shows something exists even though you dont think that it does.
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Old 05-03-2019, 10:49 AM
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A twig grows from a branch and a branch grows from the trunk, according to the OED.
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Old 05-03-2019, 01:35 PM
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How does a stick fit into this grand scheme of things?
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