Some people are just adept at adapting to English language that they have adopted it as their second language.

One of the beauties of the English language is how you can change the meaning of a word by simply changing one of it letters. But this characteristic is also one of the many reasons why people tend to confuse the usages and meanings of the words.

DISCLAIMER: I am not an English Native Speaker nor an expert in English language. What I write here are all from experience and research. If you feel I am out of line or say the wrong things, please alert me in the comments. To this effect, I am not immuned to these confusing words myself and this series is as much as an education for me as to those who read these blog posts.

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Adept VS. Adapt VS. Adopt

Aside from the vowels, these three words are entirely different from each other in meaning.

Adept means “good of doing something difficult” or “proficient or well trained”. It is and adjective and is often used with “at”.

Example #1: An adept blogger is what we need to add value to our Steemit community.

Example #2: A good blockchain programmer must be adept at blockchain technologies.

Adapt is a verb that means "to change for a new situation or purpose" or “to change your behavior so that it is easier to live in a particular place or situation”.

Example #1: Frogs can easily adapt to any temperature of its environment.

Example #2: Adapting to Steemit’s rules and regulations is not that difficult.

Adopt is also a verb, and it means “to legally take something as your own,” or "to begin to use something."

Example #1: Those who adopt Steemit early have advantages than those who just joined.

Example #2: The adoption of a child is not to be taken lightly.

Further Study:

• http://www.english-for-students.com/What-is-the-difference-between-Adapt-and-Adept-and-Adopt.html
• http://tutorforenglish.com/courses/MisusedWords/Show.aspx?Lesson=Adapt_Adept_Adopt
• http://www.myenglishteacher.eu/question/adept-adapt-adopt/
• http://writing.lifetips.com/tip/34572/commonly-confused-words/a-b/adapt-vs-adept-vs-adopt.html

I hope we learned something new today. I surely did! See you in the next confusing words! If you like this series, please follow@cjclaro and upvote and resteem ;-)