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<div | <div class="pg_page_title">[[File:Confusing-words-english.jpg|thumb]]HOW TO OVERCOME THOSE TRICKY WORDS AND PHRASES IN ENGLISH</div> | ||
HELLO ENGLISH LEANERS! | HELLO ENGLISH LEANERS! | ||
ALTHOUGH ENGLISH IS A FUN LANGUAGE TO LEARN, SOME WORDS AND PHRASES MAY TRIP YOU UP! | ALTHOUGH ENGLISH IS A FUN LANGUAGE TO LEARN, SOME WORDS AND PHRASES MAY TRIP YOU UP! | ||
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HERE IS A LIST OF SOME OF THE MOST COMMONLY WORDS AND PHRASES WITH DEFINITIONS: | HERE IS A LIST OF SOME OF THE MOST COMMONLY WORDS AND PHRASES WITH DEFINITIONS: | ||
<span link>With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages:</span> [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Difference-between-ROBBER%2C-BURGLAR%2C-MUGGER-and-THIEF|Difference between ROBBER, BURGLAR ...]], [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Words-ending-with-the-suffix-less|Words ending with the suffix less]], [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Top-1000-Inspirational-quotes|Top 1000 Inspirational quotes]] & [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Phrasal-Verbs-with-OFF|Phrasal Verbs with OFF]]. | |||
==ACCEPT/EXCEPT== | ==ACCEPT/EXCEPT== | ||
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*SHOULD IS USED IN FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PERSON. IT EXPRESSES SOME KIND OF “OBLIGATION.” | *SHOULD IS USED IN FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PERSON. IT EXPRESSES SOME KIND OF “OBLIGATION.” | ||
*WOULD IS ALSO USED IN ALL THREE PERSONS. IT EXPRESSES A “WISH OR DESIRE.” | *WOULD IS ALSO USED IN ALL THREE PERSONS. IT EXPRESSES A “WISH OR DESIRE.” | ||
THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THOSE TRICKY WORDS IN ENGLISH THAT MAY CAUSE CONFUSION. THERE ARE MANY MORE BUT THESE ARE AMONG THE MOST COMMON. | THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THOSE TRICKY WORDS IN ENGLISH THAT MAY CAUSE CONFUSION. THERE ARE MANY MORE BUT THESE ARE AMONG THE MOST COMMON. | ||
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==comments== | ==comments== | ||
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/e9t71a/how_to_overcome_tricky_words_and_phrases_in/ | Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/e9t71a/how_to_overcome_tricky_words_and_phrases_in/ | ||
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== | ==Other Lessons== | ||
* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Parts-of-the-Body|Parts of the Body]] | * [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Parts-of-the-Body|Parts of the Body]] | ||
* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Healthy-Habits|Healthy Habits]] | * [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Healthy-Habits|Healthy Habits]] | ||
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* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/“In-the-office”-or-“at-the-office”|“In the office” or “at the office”]] | * [[Language/English/Vocabulary/“In-the-office”-or-“at-the-office”|“In the office” or “at the office”]] | ||
* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/As,-because,-since-and-for|As, because, since and for]] | * [[Language/English/Vocabulary/As,-because,-since-and-for|As, because, since and for]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:27, 26 March 2023
HELLO ENGLISH LEANERS!
ALTHOUGH ENGLISH IS A FUN LANGUAGE TO LEARN, SOME WORDS AND PHRASES MAY TRIP YOU UP!
HERE IS A LIST OF SOME OF THE MOST COMMONLY WORDS AND PHRASES WITH DEFINITIONS:
With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Difference between ROBBER, BURGLAR ..., Words ending with the suffix less, Top 1000 Inspirational quotes & Phrasal Verbs with OFF.
ACCEPT/EXCEPT[edit | edit source]
- ACCEPT IS A VERB MEANING “RECEIVE.”
- EXCEPT IS A PREPOSITION OR CONJUNCTION MEANING “OTHER THAN.”
ALLUSION/ILLUSION[edit | edit source]
- ALLUSION IS “A REFERENCE TO SOMETHING.”
- AN ILLUSION IS “A DECEPTIVE APPEARENCE.”
ALL TOGETHER/ALTOGETHER[edit | edit source]
- ALL TOGETHER MEANS “IN UNISON OR IN ONE PLACE.”
- ALTOGETHER MEANS “ENTIRELY.”
AFFECT/ EFFECT[edit | edit source]
- AFFECT IS A VERB MEANING “TO INFLUENCE.”
- EFFECT IS A NOUN MEANING “A RESULT.”
BESIDE/BESIDES[edit | edit source]
- BESIDE IS A PREPOSITION MEANING “NEXT TO.”
- BESIDES IS A PREPOSITION MEANING “EXCEPT.”
CAN/MAY[edit | edit source]
- CAN INDICATES “ABILITY.”
- MAY INDICATES “PERMISSION.”
DISINTERESTED/UNINTERESTED[edit | edit source]
- DISINTERESTED MEANS “IMPARTIAL.”
- UNINTERESTED MEANS “HAVING NO INTEREST.”
ESPECIALLY/SPECIALLY[edit | edit source]
- ESPECIALLY MEANS “PARTICULARLY.”
- SPECIALLY MEANS “FOR A SPECIFIC REASON.”
FARTHER/FURTHER[edit | edit source]
- FARTHER MEANS “ADDITIONAL DISTANCE.”
- FURTHER MEANS “ADDITIONAL TIME OR AMOUNT.”
GOOD/WELL[edit | edit source]
- GOOD IS AN ADJECTIVE. “A GOOD SPORTSMAN.”
- WELL IS AN ADVERB. “WE SING WELL TOGETHER.”
SHALL/WILL[edit | edit source]
- SHALL IS USED IN THE FIRST PERSON. “SHALL I GO SHOPPING.”
- WILL IS USED IN THE SECOND AND THIRD PERSON. “YOU WILL SIT.” “THEY WILL SIT.”
SHOULD/WOULD[edit | edit source]
- SHOULD IS USED IN FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PERSON. IT EXPRESSES SOME KIND OF “OBLIGATION.”
- WOULD IS ALSO USED IN ALL THREE PERSONS. IT EXPRESSES A “WISH OR DESIRE.”
THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THOSE TRICKY WORDS IN ENGLISH THAT MAY CAUSE CONFUSION. THERE ARE MANY MORE BUT THESE ARE AMONG THE MOST COMMON.
Author[edit | edit source]
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comments[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Parts of the Body
- Healthy Habits
- Art
- Humor
- Give up VS Abandon
- Meaning of ain't
- Phrasal Verbs UP!
- Common Mistakes
- “In the office” or “at the office”
- As, because, since and for