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Confusing English Words - Do You Make These Mistakes?
Confusing English Words - Do You Make These Mistakes?
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If you follow my channel, you're already an advanced English speaker.
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My goal is to take your English to the final level of fluency.
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Let's advance your English vocabulary
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so that you can speak English with confidence
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and with accuracy.
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In this video, I will teach you some commonly confused words.
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For example, what is the difference between appraise versus apprise?
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Or when do we say in time and when do we say on time?
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That's a prepositions issue.
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When you change the preposition, the meaning changes a bit.
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I'll explain the differences and I will give you some sample sentences.
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And then, at the end of the video,
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there will be a short review quiz so that you can test your knowledge.
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Okay, let's get started.
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Let's look at the first pair of commonly confused words.
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Appraise versus apprise.
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Do you know the difference?
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To appraise is to evaluate or to estimate the value of something.
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We can say, "The bank will appraise the house before approving the loan."
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Or the expert appraised the painting.
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She wants to get her diamond ring appraised.
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Or we can use it as a noun, she wants to get an appraisal.
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And to apprise means to inform someone or to tell someone, to notify.
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And we need to use the preposition of to apprise someone of something.
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We can say, "Please apprise me of any changes."
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She apprised him of the situation.
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So, remember, you appraise an object, but you apprise someone of a situation.
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And we have to say to apprise of.
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Let's listen to some native speakers using it.
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>> It's hard to stay abreast of where technology is going.
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>> But I want to make sure that Jim was fully apprised.
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>> If the buyer on a deal is getting financing,
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a bank might order an appraisal.
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Bigger deals, that's not those don't get appraised like that.
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>> Let's look at these two verbs, to imply and to infer.
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They're commonly confused.
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Do you know the difference?
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To imply is to suggest indirectly.
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To suggest that something is true without saying it directly.
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She implied that I was late.
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Are you implying that I stole it?
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You didn't say it directly, but I think that's what you mean.
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His voice implied frustration.
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Let's listen to some native speakers using it.
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>> We imply that math learning is some rare genetic ability.
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But it's not.
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>> So it was implied.
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He didn't ask it of you, but it was implied by his behavior.
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So many times people don't say things.
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>> What are you implying?
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>> And let's look at to infer.
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To infer is to conclude something based on evidence.
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We can say, "From your tone, I inferred that you were unhappy."
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Based on the low sales figures,
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we can infer that the new product is not popular.
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It's reasonable to infer that he caused the accident.
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So a speaker implies something, but the listener infers it.
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Let's listen to how some native speakers use it.
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>> But we can infer what somebody means even though the words aren't there.
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>> We infer what we can from the data available.
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>> Let's look at these three words, peak, peek, and pique.
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Same pronunciation.
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Peak with an e a means the highest point, the highest level.
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We can say, "Peak performance, peak condition, peak efficiency."
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We can say, "Athletes need to train regularly to reach peak performance."
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And this is a mountain peak.
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We can say, "He reached the peak of the mountain."
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Sales are at a peak this month.
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We can also refer to time when And a period of highest activity.
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For example, peak season, peak hours, peak time.
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Flights are more expensive during peak season, and summer is peak season.
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I try to avoid driving during peak hours.
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And let's look at the second meaning of peak,
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and this one is spelled with a double e,
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and it can be a verb or a noun,
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and that means a quick look.
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We can say, I took a peek at the test.
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Or as a verb, he peeked through the window.
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And pique with p i q u e is a verb,
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it means to stimulate interest or curiosity.
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We can say, the article piqued my interest.
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The topic piqued her curiosity to learn more about the subject.
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Let's listen to how some native speakers use them.
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>> Unemployment at the time hit an overall peak of 10.8%.
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>> A Tour de France cyclist at peak human performance.
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>> Unless you peeked under those big dark glasses.
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>> And I peeked around the corner and down into the living room.
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>> It piqued our interest about what lies beyond Pluto.
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>> And really kind of piqued my curiosity and got my got my brain excited.
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>> My curiosity was piqued.
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>> Do you know the difference between these two words?
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Weary and wary.
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Make sure that you're not pronouncing them with a v sound.
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It's not very, it's wary.
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Let's look at weary first.
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It means physically or mentally exhausted, very tired, or bored,
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especially because you have been doing something for a long time.
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After hiking for many hours, he felt weary and needed to rest.
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The long hours of studying left me feeling weary.
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And let's look at the meaning of wary.
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It means cautious or careful about potential dangers or problems.
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If you are wary,
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you are careful because you think something might be dangerous or harmful.
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We can say, "I'm wary of driving in this snowstorm."
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We must teach children to be wary of strangers.
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You should be very wary of giving people your bank account information.
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Have you been using these words correctly?
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Criterion and criteria.
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Remember, criterion is singular
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and that means a single standard
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or rule used to judge
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or to evaluate something.
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And criteria is the plural form, multiple standards or multiple rules for evaluation.
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So, if there's only one, don't say criteria.
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We would say, "One important criterion for the job is strong communication skills.
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Cost was the main criterion used in selecting the product."
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And criteria is plural.
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The criteria for admission are listed on the website.
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So, criteria are, criterion is.
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We evaluated the candidates based on several criteria.
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We hear criteria more often, so it's easy to make a mistake.
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If you're speaking about only one, make sure that you say criterion.
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And this is similar to other irregular English plurals.
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Phenomenon, only one.
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Phenomena, plural.
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Bacterium, only one.
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Bacteria, plural.
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Let's go on to the next words.
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What is the difference between these two words?
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Immigrate, emigrate.
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Do you know the difference?
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To immigrate is to come into a country in order to live there permanently.
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They immigrated to the United States.
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Many people immigrate for better opportunities.
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And to emigrate is to leave your country in order to live in another
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country.
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We can say, "His grandparents emigrated from Italy many years ago.
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They plan to emigrate from Colombia to Canada."
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So, to immigrate is to come in and to emigrate is to exit.
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You emigrate from a place and you immigrate to a place.
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Okay, let's go on to the next pair of words.
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What is the difference between these two words?
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House and home.
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A house is a physical building where people live.
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They bought a new house.
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The house has three bedrooms.
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But a home is a place where you live and feel comfortable.
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You feel like you belong there.
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It's an emotional meaning.
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You can say, "When I arrived in that city, it felt like home immediately."
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"This place feels like home."
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Or when someone visits you, you can say, "Make yourself at home."
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And we don't necessarily just use it for a house.
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We can use it this way.
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"I quickly felt at home in my new job."
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And of course, you know the expression to work from home.
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We don't say, "I work from my house."
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We say, "I work from home."
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And this is a very common expression.
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A stay-at-home mom.
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She quit her job to be a stay-at-home mom.
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Let's look at the difference between these two words.
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Autumn and fall.
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Let's make sure you're pronouncing autumn correctly.
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The N is silent.
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Autumn.
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Autumn.
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The main difference is that autumn is more common in British English.
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And it's also used in American English,
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but it's considered more formal in American English.
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Most Americans say fall.
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So, we say spring, summer, fall, winter.
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The leaves fall in the fall.
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Let's look at on time versus in time.
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They're both correct, but they have a slightly different meaning.
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On time means punctual, at the exact scheduled time.
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The train arrived on time.
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"Please be on time."
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"The buses are never on time in this city."
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And in time is early enough before it's too late.
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It's often used with for or to.
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For example, we arrived just in time for dinner.
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I hope the gift will arrive in time for her birthday.
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I didn't arrive to the party on time,
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but I arrived in time for dessert.
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Let's look at the next pair of words.
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Allusion versus illusion.
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An allusion is an indirect reference to something.
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And the verb is to allude, to allude to something.
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And that means to mention something without talking about it directly.
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We can say, "The song makes an allusion to Greek mythology."
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She made an allusion to her difficult childhood.
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She didn't talk about it directly.
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She made an allusion.
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And this word is more common, illusion, something that is not real,
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a false idea or image.
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Something is not what it seems to be.
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The magician created an illusion of a disappearing coin.
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The mirror gave the illusion of more space.
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And a common expression is to be under the illusion.
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We can say, "He's under the illusion that everybody agrees with him."
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But that's not true.
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They don't.
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It's an illusion.
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I was under the illusion that the deadline was next week, not today.
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Let's go on to the next pair of words.
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What is the difference between between and among?
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Between is used for two items or two people.
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For example, we can say, "The meeting is between John and Maria."
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She divided the money between the two children.
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Keep the secret between the two of us.
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And among is used for more than two.
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We can say, "He felt comfortable among friends."
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The prize was shared among the winners.
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There were more than just two winners.
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We commonly say, "among friends, among classmates, among co-workers."
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Among voters, "The new policy is popular among voters."
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This new style is popular among teenagers.
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Let's look at these two words.
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Do you know the difference in meaning?
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The pronunciation is exactly the same.
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Compliment, compliment with an e can be a verb
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or a noun when something goes well with something else
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or to make something perfect
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or better to make it complete.
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We can say that scarf compliments your outfit.
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This sauce is a perfect compliment to the chicken.
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Red wine compliments beef
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and compliment with an I is also a verb
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or a noun and
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that means when you say something nice to someone to praise someone.
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For example, you look lovely in that dress.
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I love your hairstyle.
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Everyone loves a compliment and the verb is to compliment.
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So we say complimented.
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The teacher complimented my progress in English.
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Do you know the difference between these two words?
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They're pronounced exactly the same.
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Council with c i l is a group of people
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that are chosen to make rules
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or laws or decisions such
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as the city council.
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We can say, I attended the city council meetings
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or the student council organized a fundraiser.
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And council with s e l means advice
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or guidance and typically given formally such
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as legal advice.
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We can say she sought council before making a big career decision.
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The lawyer provided council to the defendant.
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Council, council, same pronunciation, different spelling, different meaning.
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Okay, now let's take a little review quiz.
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Let's see how many of these you remember.
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You will see the words on the screen
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and then you will select A
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or B.
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Let's look at the first one.
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To inform someone, to notify someone.
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Is it a praise or a prize?
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The correct answer is B.
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To apprise.
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To apprise someone.
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Let's look at the next one.
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When something goes well with something else, or to make something better.
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Is it A or B?
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It's B, complement with an E.
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They're pronounced the same way though.
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To make a conclusion based on evidence,
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to figure it out because you see it, is it imply or infer?
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B, infer.
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How about the next one?
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A quick look, a glance.
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Is it A, B, or C?
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B, peek with a double E.
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Peek.
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And how about this one?
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If you are cautious or very careful, you are what?
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Weary or wary?
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B, wary.
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How about this one?
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What do we say?
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I made it in time for dinner or on time for dinner?
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The correct answer is A, in time for.
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In time for something.
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How did you do?
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How many mistakes did you make?
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I suggest that you watch this video again and take notes.
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Write the words that you didn't know, and then make your own sentences,
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and say those sentences out loud,
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and that way you're much more likely to remember them.
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Thanks for watching and keep practicing your English.
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