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8. Those are two different things so he's wrong again.

Sat Sep 20, 2025, 01:34 PM

Sep 20

"Sympathy is a feeling of sincere concern for someone who is experiencing something difficult or painful. Empathy involves actively sharing in the person’s emotional experience."

https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/sympathy-empathy-difference

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It is out of context Charmin One Sep 20 #2

Blech. That's not any better. hunter Sep 20 #4

Those are two different things so he's wrong again. Dave Bowman Sep 20 #8

Sympathy and empathy aren't the same thing. valleyrogue Sep 20 #9

Buzzfeed forgot one Charmin One Sep 20 #3

He Really Only Believed in Himself DET Sep 20 #5

They forgot another one Charmin One Sep 20 #6