Commentary vs Correspondence - What's the difference?
commentary | correspondence |
A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.
A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum; -- usually in the plural; as, Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War.
An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs.
(uncountable) Friendly discussion.
(uncountable) Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters.
(countable) An agreement of situations or objects with an expected outcome.
(uncountable) Newspaper or news stories, generally.
(countable) A postal or other written communication.
(uncountable) Postal or other written communications.
(set theory, countable) A relation.
As nouns the difference between commentary and correspondence
is that commentary is a series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work while correspondence is friendly discussion.commentary
Noun
(commentaries)- This letter . . . was published by him with a severe commentary . -(Henry Hallam).