Doing and Making

Doing

Doing noun - Something done by someone.

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Making and doing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Making" instead the word "Doing" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Word: do

Making noun - The act that results in something coming to be.

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Doing and making are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Doing" instead the word "Making" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: make, maker

human	human doing	human making
good	good doing	good making
rare	rare doing	rare making
nice	nice doing	nice making
Other adjectives: special, due, real, big, bad, main, above, last.

The key is balance and paying careful attention to the story at hand, making sure you know what you're doing and making sure to make sure the audience understands your work, yet still has questions and theories of their own.

Source: So You Want To / Mind Screw the Audience
When doing or making anything for the first time, it generally takes a few tries or some time to work out the kinks and bugs and what-not.

Source: Flawed Prototype
He starts with neutral, technical, professional expressions, distancing himself from what he's doing and making it seem like something simple and clean.

Source: Dehumanization

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