So I think it's safe to assume that majority of members are from the US and/or know the English language well enough. So most likely you guys heard of the phrase "stuck in a rut" and "in the groove". Technical they mean the same exact thing, so what is the difference? Why is one a good thing and why is the other a bad?

Context, and reading comprehension

I've actually never heard either of those phrases before lol

Damn Matt you've changed.. I thought you knew everything.

If it was a matter of context, wouldn't the phrases be interchangeable? I mean they literally both mean the same thing but one has a negative connotation while the other has a positive. And I'm not sure what reading comprehension has to do with the phrase but okay lol

I speak englih.

rut
rət/Submit
noun
1.
a long deep track made by the repeated passage of the wheels of vehicles.
synonyms: furrow, groove, trough, ditch, hollow, pothole, crater
"the car bumped across the ruts"
2.
a habit or pattern of behavior that has become dull and unproductive but is hard to change.
"the administration was stuck in a rut and was losing its direction"
synonyms: boring routine, humdrum existence, habit, dead end
"he was stuck in a rut"

vs

groove
ɡro͞ov/
noun
1.
a long, narrow cut or depression, especially one made to guide motion or receive a corresponding ridge.
synonyms: furrow, channel, trench, trough, canal, gouge, hollow, indentation, rut, gutter, cutting, cut, fissure; rabbet
"water trickled down the grooves"
2.
an established routine or habit.
"his thoughts were slipping into a familiar groove"
synonyms: furrow, channel, trench, trough, canal, gouge, hollow, indentation, rut, gutter, cutting, cut, fissure; rabbet
"water trickled down the grooves"
verb
1.
make a groove or grooves in.
"deep lines grooved her face"
2.
informal
dance or listen to popular or jazz music, especially that with an insistent rhythm.
"they were grooving to Motown"

Rut has a negative connotation, hence why it can have a different meaning than groove, despite both having the action of being in a half-cylinder.
It's literally the nature of the English language.
Why does good mean good, and bad mean bad?

A groove is smooth and regular, made deliberately to set a path, such as the groove on a record. At least that's the implication. A "rut" not so much. "Get into a groove" is a good thing and "stuck in a rut" means you're kind of not able to change directions without a lot of effort. Non-idiomatically, a "groove" is a depressed line cut into rock or wood deliberately and a "rut" is a depressed line left by wagon wheels on a muddy road.

https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-differe ... d-a-groove

Basically groove is intended whereas rut is not intended and more a result of consequence hence the negative stigma attached to it.

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