Same is a term with several uses. This adjective can be used to refer to something specific and concrete, in the sense that it is about that and not about something else .
Some examples
Although this term is frequently used in everyday speech, below we present some examples to contextualize it and facilitate its understanding: “The boy who robbed the greengrocer is the same one who robbed me last week,” “This is the same pen that I used to sign my first contract, forty years ago,” “Every time my son goes dancing, he wears the same pants.”
In these three examples, the term "same" is used to indicate that a person or an object is repeated, that the subject or object of two or more situations is one . The sender's intention may be to provide useful information to his interlocutor or to highlight this detail in his speech to cause different effects on the other person, such as grace or surprise.
identical things
What is identical is also mentioned as the same: “That woman has the same bag as me!” , “The motto is that we all dress in the same color ,” “My grandfather prepares roast meat in the same way as this cook.”
With adverb or personal pronoun
Sometimes, the concept of same is added to an adverb or a personal pronoun to emphasize what is expressed: “Don't worry, I will take care of reminding your brother that he must return the money to us,” “The gasman told me that tomorrow “He will get the spare parts and return to repair the stove,” “If you agree, we can meet again right here in two hours.”
In this case, the use of the word itself indicates that the person with whom it relates will make a special effort to help another, for example, to relieve them of a burden or relieve them of a responsibility. It may also be that you feel indebted or that you have made a mistake and that you are trying to make amends in this way. In the first example, the sender offers to do something for his interlocutor to take a burden off his shoulders.
The second shows us a slightly different use, since the term that is accompanied by "same" is not a pronoun but an adverb of time ("tomorrow"). In this case, the intention is to emphasize that no more time will pass, that the promise will be fulfilled on the specified date. Finally, another adverb is combined with this term to offer a well-defined meaning: when saying "right here" there is no doubt about where the sender and receiver will meet.
Give the same
The idea of giving the same , on the other hand, is used when two or more elements or issues are indifferent . Suppose several friends are getting together for dinner and are debating what meal to order. If one expresses “I don't care whether I eat pizza or noodles,” you are clarifying that you accept either option. Or, in other words, that he has no preference for any of the alternatives.
Although this expression can be used to reassure the interlocutor in the absence of a product or the absence of a possibility, similar to what happens in the previous example, it can also be offensive if it is used with the intention of disparaging the other's offer. Expressing that we do not have a firm demand regarding the options presented by the other is not the same as telling them that all of them generate indifference.
There is also a third possibility, which is not offensive towards the person we are talking to, but rather indicates contempt or lack of interest towards someone who is not present: if we are angry with Marcos and a friend asks us "Have you met again?" talk to Marcos?", we can respond "Look, he doesn't answer the phone, but I don't care because I'm no longer interested in dealing with him."