Many related terms exist; these are often used interchangeably and given multiple interpretations.
The authors point out that these terms are often used interchangeably, and that a given term may have different meanings for different organizations.
It seems to me that the words "personal" and "private" both have meanings, and to simply use them interchangeably is to give in to propaganda.
For example, 'los politicos' referred to elected politicians, but the term was used interchangeably with decisores (decision makers), given that they work in government.
This was a good reminder for me to be more careful with these terms, as it's too easy to use both words interchangeably from a consumer point-of-view given how popular they are in our vernacular.
However, throughout this paper, we may use channel thresholds and power levels interchangeably, depending on whichever is more convenient in the given context.
This distinction is particularly significant in higher education, given that many scholars use the terms interchangeably and/or to refer to a collective of managerial strategies (e.g., total quality management and management by objectives) (Kezar [2005a]).
We describe FDC products using a "/" between ARVs included in a given FDC and use the terms brand and innovator interchangeably to denote the initial developer of a medicine.
The restriction, coming after more than a decade in which the American dollar and the peso were used almost interchangeably here, is said to be only temporary, but government officials have given no indication of when it might be lifted.
Given the ease with which such terminology can and is used interchangeably, I would argue that science educators should adopt a pragmatic approach to teaching children the difference between a scientific and a non-scientific theory/fact/law/hypothesis/principle.
