what's the difference?

what's the difference?
what's the difference?
1
— used to ask how one thing is different from another

“I like this one a lot more than that one.” “Why? What's the difference (between them)?”

2 or what difference does it/that make?
— used to ask why something is important or to suggest that something is not important

What's the difference whether I go or not?

What difference does it make [=what does it matter] if I go with you?

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Main Entry:difference

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