Difference between Order and Say

What is the difference between Order and Say?

Order as a noun is arrangement, disposition, sequence. while Say as a noun is one's stated opinion or input into a discussion.

Order

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Arrangement, disposition, sequence. The state of being well arranged. A command. A request for some product or service. A group of religious adherents, especially monks or nuns, set apart within their religion by adherence to a particular rule or set of principles; as, the Jesuit Order. A society of knights; as, the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Bath. A decoration, awarded by a government, a dynastic house, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity. A rank in the classification of organisms, below class and above family; a taxon at that rank The sequence in which a side's batsmen bat; the batting order. a power of polynomial function in an electronic circuit's block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc. The overall power of the rate law of a chemical reaction, expressed as a polynomial function of concentrations of reactants and products. The cardinality, or number of elements in a set or related structure. The number of vertices in a graph A partially ordered set.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To set in (any) order (1). To set in (a good) order (2). To issue a command. To request some product or service.

Example sentence: Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work, driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for, in order to get to a job that you need so you can pay for the clothes, car and the house that you leave empty all day in order to afford to live in it.

Say

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To pronounce.To recite.To communicate, either verbally or in writing.To indicate in a written form.to have a common expression; .Let's say.

Part of speech: interjection

Definition: Used to gain one's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion; hey

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One's stated opinion or input into a discussion.A type of fine cloth similar to serge.

Example sentence: Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.

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