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October 01, 2004, 18:11
Kalleh
Corroboration vs. Collaboration
I heard a talk today where the panelist said that they were writing a "collaborative paper," which, she said, was the same as a "corroborative paper."

The definition for "corroborative" is "tending to strengthen or confirm," while that of "collaborative" is "accomplished by working together, especially in a joint intellectual effort."

Do you think these 2 words can be used synonymously?
October 01, 2004, 18:18
jheem
I think she was using rhetoric. Or maybe she was confused.
October 02, 2004, 03:09
Richard English
Quote "...Do you think these 2 words can be used synonymously?..."

No.


Richard English
October 02, 2004, 09:26
<Asa Lovejoy>
Yeah, what RE said!
October 02, 2004, 09:56
BobHale
I guess it might be both, a collaborative effort to corroborate previous work.

They don't mean the same thing though. I suspect the person just didn't understand the words.


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October 02, 2004, 10:17
arnie
quote:
Do you think these 2 words can be used synonymously?
To corroborate the earlier replies, no.


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October 02, 2004, 19:57
Kalleh
Just as I thought! Thanks, guys. This is why I like this site.
October 02, 2004, 20:45
tinman
To collaborate is to work together. To corroborate is to provide supporting evidence or to confirm. See the synonyms under confirm.

Tinman