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Discover LudwigThe phrase "cannot be conflated" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to indicate that two or more concepts or items should not be treated as the same or equivalent. Example: "The two theories cannot be conflated, as they address different aspects of the phenomenon."
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Celebrity crushes cannot be conflated with fancying work colleagues or friends.
It doesn't work that way, however; charity and taxes cannot be conflated to make it sound like you are "giving away" a larger portion of your income than you are.
More precisely, the statistical correlations between economic transfers and political influence signal complex interdependencies that cannot be conflated to presence or absence of clienteslistic patronage.
But animal rights cannot be conflated with conservation; they are different things.
The Christian faith cannot be conflated with a political ideology, but it must never devolve into something which is merely private.
In the case of King Lear, however, while most modern editions do conflate them, the 1623 folio version is so different from the 1608 quarto, that the Oxford Shakespeare prints them both, arguing that they cannot be conflated without confusion.
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Ordered migration and seeking asylum are separate issues, and should not be conflated, but Australia cannot fail to recognise more people are moving now than at almost any time in history.
The two should not be conflated".
But political gridlock should not be conflated with economic reality.
These issues can be conflated, not least by Marine Le Pen.
But Trump and Sanders must not be conflated.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com