Kitchen Shears Vs Scissors

There is no meaningful difference between shears and scissors

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There is no meaningful difference between shears and scissors

There is no meaningful difference between shears and scissors in the kitchen or otherwise beyond what is in the thought process of the ones involved. Many in the United States grow up using the word "scissors" almost exclusively sot he terms have become interchangeable.

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The origins of shear appear to come from the idea of separating which were most closely associated with separating organic material like hair and fleece from their originators. The word "scissor" or "scissors" appears to be adapted to the current meaning from the idea of the currently know scissor motion. Shears have the scissoring motion which leads us to refer to them as scissors. As the smaller versions of shears became more popular(due to the sizing to fit a hand) the word "scissor" became more associated with the device.

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The verbs "shear" and "scissor" do have different meanings. To shear is to separate/cut something. While the word "scissor" may also have the meaning but also includes the idea of the motion most often seen from using "shears" or "scissors".

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In summary, please don't judge someone for saying scissors or shears. For hundreds of years the words have been synonymous. There is almost no loss in meaning in referring to one over another, with regards to the item, in the kitchen.

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