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Improve Your English : Frequently Confused Words (5)
List below contains words that are frequently confused or misused. Learn the differences in meaning and usage of the words in each pair.
| Sometime, Sometimes | Sometime refers to a time in the future or past that is not specified;
Sometimes means “occasionally” or “from time to time”. Example: Can I see you sometime? Sometimes he is very helpful.
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| Storey, Story | Storey refers to “floor of a building”;
Story is “a narrative”. Example: That is a five-storey building. Call you tell us a story, please?
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| Stationary, Stationery | Stationary means “not moving”;
Stationery means “writing materials”. Example: Joseph crashed into a stationary lorry. We can buy stationery from that bookstore.
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| Their, They’re | Their is the possessive form of they;
They’re is the contraction of “They are”. Example: Their house is over there. They’re having lunch in my house today.
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| Whose, Who’s | Whose is possessive form of who;
Who’s is the contraction of “Who is”. Example: Whose key is on my table? Who’s not coming to school tomorrow?
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| Whether, Weather | Whether means “if”;
Weather means “climatic conditions”. Example: Do you know whether the library is open now? I hope the weather will be fine in the evening.
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