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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/5/2021 9:17 AM, mayqel qunen'oS
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">In Greek we don't use so many words; there's just one word and that's
it. As in matter of fact, in order to be sure, I placed in google
translate each one of the "unguent/ointment/salve", and even google
always provided with that one single word, which we use in Greece.
So, I can't "feel" the difference each one of these words has when
it's compared to the other.</pre>
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<p>The word <i>unguent</i> is currently only used in technical
contexts in English so far as I know. It's a word a lot of people
don't know. <i>Salve</i> feels like something you say of home or
primitive remedies, or of something hot that's applied with a pad.
<i>Ointment</i> is more common, but it makes me think of stuff you
sprinkle on your scalp, and it implies greasiness or oiliness. <i>Cream</i>
and <i>paste</i> are certainly the most likely to be used in
English, though <i>paste</i> makes me think of toothpaste, which
isn't applied topically.</p>
<p>So I wouldn't continue trying to get a feel for the differences
between these, because native English speakers aren't likely to
have a feel for them either.<br>
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