Common Errors in English Usage; confusing words. Part 3
Confusing words in English daily Usage with examples.
For the previous lessons, click here for part 1 and here for part 2
Today's lesson
- Advice/ advise
Advice (N); recommendations about what to do.
Advise(V); to recommend something, to give advice to or offer a suggestion.
Please give me some advice about planing a trip to USA.
I advised him to pay his rent on time so as not to be sent out of the house.
- Assent/ ascent
Assent; agreement, approval to do something.
Ascent; the action of rising or climbing up or movement upward.
The president gave his assent eargely to the proposed bill.
Belgium has a lot of star players so their ascent to the title game should be easy.
- Altar/ alter
Alter; a sacred table where religious rituals take place (in the church)
Alter; cause to change, make different or transformation.
The congregation approached the alter where the priest stood to bless them
You shouldn't engage in some irrational activities that can alter your destiny.
- Envelop/envelope
Envelop; to cover or surround something completely.
Envelope; a paper container for a letter
Fog enveloped the house last week Saturday.
I opened the envelope and pulled out a letter that my friend sent me .
- Story/ storey
Storey; a floor or level of a building or ship
Story; a tale or sequence account of real or fictional events.
Tom wrote a story about wanderer's animals.
This is a storey building.
nice post freand, long time already we don't greet each other, and the reputation you are now translucent 50 my brother
My friend, are you doing? Longtime no see. I will be visiting your post soon. Thanks for stopping by.
I have been busy with work, because I had to appoint some of the officers supervisor to monitor the election in one field in my country. sorry because I didn't get to say hello to you my dear brother
No problem brother.