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==Alone means ‘without others around’. Lonely (and informal American English lonesome) means 'alone and unhappy because of it’== | ==Alone means ‘without others around’. Lonely (and informal American English lonesome) means 'alone and unhappy because of it’== | ||
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*But after a few days I start getting lonely/lonesome. | *But after a few days I start getting lonely/lonesome. | ||
==Alone can be emphasised by all== | ==Alone can be emphasised by all== | ||
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*After her husband died, she was all alone. | *After her husband died, she was all alone. | ||
==Alone is not used before a noun. Lone and solitary can be used instead; lone is rather literary== | ==Alone is not used before a noun. Lone and solitary can be used instead; lone is rather literary== | ||
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*The only green thing was a lone/solitary pine tree. | *The only green thing was a lone/solitary pine tree. | ||
== | ==Other Lessons== | ||
* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Tongue-twisters|Tongue twisters]] | * [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Tongue-twisters|Tongue twisters]] | ||
* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/As-long-as|As long as]] | * [[Language/English/Vocabulary/As-long-as|As long as]] | ||
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* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Most-Common-Greek-Roots|Most Common Greek Roots]] | * [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Most-Common-Greek-Roots|Most Common Greek Roots]] | ||
* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Collocations-with-make|Collocations with make]] | * [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Collocations-with-make|Collocations with make]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:24, 27 March 2023
Alone, lonely, lonesome and lone
Alone means ‘without others around’. Lonely (and informal American English lonesome) means 'alone and unhappy because of it’[edit | edit source]
Compare:
- I like to be alone for short periods.
- But after a few days I start getting lonely/lonesome.
Alone can be emphasised by all[edit | edit source]
Example:
- After her husband died, she was all alone.
Alone is not used before a noun. Lone and solitary can be used instead; lone is rather literary[edit | edit source]
Example:
- The only green thing was a lone/solitary pine tree.
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Tongue twisters
- As long as
- At first and first
- Cause vs Purpose
- At Home
- Along
- Top Job Interview Questions
- Altogether and all together
- Most Common Greek Roots
- Collocations with make