Message vs Mention - What's the difference?
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A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
* Bible, Judges iii. 20
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An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something.
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, title= To send a message to; to transmit a message to, as text via a cell phone.
To send (something) as a message; usually refers to electronic messaging.
To send a message or messages; to be capable of sending messages.
(obsolete) To bear as a message.
A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.
* Bible, Psalms lxxi. 16
* Shakespeare
To make a short reference to something.
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, title= To utter an word or expression in order to refer to the expression itself, as opposed to its usual referent.
* 2006 , Tony Evans, The Transforming Word: Discovering the Power and Provision of the Bible , Moody Publishers (ISBN 9780802480354), page 140
* 2009 , Lieven Vandelanotte, Speech and Thought Representation in English: A Cognitive-functional Approach , Walter de Gruyter (ISBN 9783110205893), page 124
* 2013 , Richard Hanley, South Park and Philosophy: Bigger, Longer, and More Penetrating , Open Court (ISBN 9780812697742)
As nouns the difference between message and mention
is that message is a communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed while mention is a speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.As verbs the difference between message and mention
is that message is to send a message to; to transmit a message to, e.g. as text via a cell phone while mention is to make a short reference to something.message
English
(message) (old-fashioned definitions)Noun
(en noun)- I have a message from God unto thee.
Travels and travails, passage=Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message : America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.}}
Usage notes
In Ireland, Scotland and Northern England, messages (plural) can mean "groceries, shopping".Derived terms
* instant message * text messageAbbreviations
* msgVerb
- Just message me for directions.
- I messaged her about the concert.
- She messaged me the information yesterday.
- Please message the final report by fax.
- We've implemented a new messaging service.
- The runaway computer program was messaging non-stop.
Synonyms
* (send a text message to)See also
* instant message * instant messaging * messenger * mission ----mention
English
Noun
(en noun)- I will make mention of thy righteousness.
- And sleep in dull, cold marble, where no mention / Of me more must be heard of.
Verb
(en verb)End of the peer show, passage=Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms.
- I can illustrate this by mentioning the word lead. Now you have no way of knowing for sure which meaning I have in mind until I give it some context by using it in a sentence.
- If the verbatimness view derives from the popular notion that DST repeats 'the actual words spoken', a second line of thought takes its cue from Quine's (1940: 23–26, 1960: 146–156) philosophical distinction between words which are “used” vs. words which are merely “mentioned ”.