Sunday, July 12, 2009

"... all different"

Here's something I never knew before: maze and labyrinth are not, strictly speaking, synonyms.

According to Wikipedia, the difference is that the maze has branch points (leading to dead ends, typically) while no matter how twisty the path, a labyrinth does not -- there is only one possible route to follow.

(h/t: bwn | title: cf., and by the way, look who's #2!)

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