what's the difference

phrase

(rhetorical question) The difference does not matter; so what?

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  1. idiomatic(rhetorical question) The difference does not matter; so what?

    “Genies, fairies, whatever, what's the difference, bring them here I want to talk to them,”

    2010, Patricia O'Grady, Tales of the Whosawhachits: Key Holder of the Realms:Book 1
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see what, is, the, difference.

    "I don't see why it's any more ridiculous to wear flowers on your hat than on your dress," protested Anne. "Lots of little girls there had bouquets pinned on their dresses. What's the difference?"

    1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, chapter XII, in Anne of Green Gables
    1 more example

    What's the difference between new Windows programs and old ones? If you're paying close attention, you'll notice subtle differences in the way new 32-bit Windows programs look. Dialog boxes, for example, are likely to have tabbed pages ...

    1997, Ed Bott, Using Windows
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