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Old 05-04-13 | 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by contango
I guess there's a big difference between someone who is technically "homeless" in that they voluntarily chose to give up their home to go touring, and someone who is "homeless" in the sense they would dearly love a roof over their head but for some reason are unable to find one.

It's the same difference between someone who is unemployed in the sense they are looking for work but can't find work, and someone who is technically unemployed because they left their six-figure job two days ago and don't start their new six-figure job until next week.
Yes, and I have a bit of trouble using the same word for both meanings because the two meanings are so different. ... semantics, I know.

Personally, for your second defintion of "homeless", I'd probably use the word "destitute".
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