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Lionel Mandrake

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3. Interesting.
Reply to Foolacious (Reply #2)
Mon Sep 22, 2025, 12:16 AM
Sep 2025

There might be regional variation in usage of these terms.

I also grew up on the West Coast, but to me the terms are not synonymous.

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color names [View all] Lionel Mandrake Sep 2025 OP
To me, violet is a lighter shade of purple, brighter/darker than lavender. -nt CrispyQ Sep 2025 #1
I have no idea what color lavender is. Lionel Mandrake Sep 2025 #4
They're synonymous for me, but not to my wife Foolacious Sep 2025 #2
Interesting. Lionel Mandrake Sep 2025 #3
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