Confusing Words..Answer and add yours

Raghad

''One forgets words as one forgets names. One’s vocabulary needs constant fertilization or it will die.''
Evelyn Waugh, British novelist

Good usage in English is based on a mastery of the meanings, pronunciations, and spellings of words and phrases. The field of English grammar is essential to the proper use of words and is very helpful in avoiding the abuse of English usage. In this topic, we'll classify such words in each reply in order to learn from each other as much as we can we'll answer the required words then add ours you may wish to add extra explanation in Arabic to make it clearer; the most important thing is to know these differences I'll begin

invent / discover
If you invent something, you make or design something that didn't exist before.
e.g. What excuse did he invent this time?

If you discover something, you find something that already exists or learn about it for the first time before anyone else does.
e.g. Who discovered America?

purse / handbag

Safwat

Raghad,
TRULY NICE

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purse / handbag

PURSE
A purse is a small bag for carrying money, including coins.

handbag noun [countable] especially British Englisha small bag that a woman uses to carry money and personal things [= purse American English]

NOW ......

PURSE / WALLET ?

زمردة

Raghad,
It's a useful topic dear

Thank you very much indeed *ورود

PURSE / WALLET
Purse:

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A purse is a small bag for carrying money, including coins

Wallet: a case wich is made of leather or plastic and it is used for keeping cards and paper money ..etc

Learn/ Teach

Tami

Raghad,
God bless your efforts *ورود

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Learn/ Teach

Learn: to gain knowledge or skill by study, experience or being taught.
Teach: to give somebody information about particular subject.

Transfer \ Transform

Raghad

Is this topic difficult for the others? Or only the distiguished members in art-en can participate We have to learn such confusing words as much as we can

Transfer
To make sb/sth move from one place to another.
To change the ownership of sth from one person or party to another.
Is it difficult to transfer my brokerage account to a different firm?

transform
To change completely in form or function
The last forty years have seen the country transformed from a peasant economy to a major industrial power

borrow / lend

Odysseus

Raghad,

Thank you sister for this nice topic :wink:

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Is this topic difficult for the others?

As I know the artenians, yes it is difficult. Most of them prefer topics like "What do you want to eat", "Let's spreak nonesense" and similar topics. Only few people are interested in topics like this and "Literary Quotations". :wink:

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borrow

To take something from a person on the base that you will return it.
e.g. : I borrowed Sami's car yesterday night.

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lend

Exactly the opposite: To give something to other people on the base that they will give it back to its owner.

e.g. : I will lend you my book, but you have to return it before the exams.

Mine:

Download/ Upload

سيرين

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Download/ Upload

Download :to move data from a larger computer to a smaller one.
Upload : is the opposite; it means to move data from a smaller computer to a larger one

Import \ Export

A..R..W..A

It is really nice topic.. it makes me open the dictionary
Import \ Export
As a noun import means a product that is brought into one country from one another
export means the act of bringing a product into one country from another

do and make

Raghad

The verb 'make' goes with some words and the verb 'do' with other words.
Do : We use the verb 'do' when someone performs an action, activity or task, e.g. do the washing.
- 'Do' is often used when referring to work of any kind.
do your work
do homework
- Use the verb 'do' when speaking about things in general. In other words, to describe an action without saying exactly what the action is.
I'm not doing anything today.
He does everything for his mother.

Make
We use the verb 'make' for constructing, building or creating
make a dress
make food
make a cup of tea / coffee

'Make' is often used when referring to preparing food of any kind.
make a meal - breakfast / lunch / dinner

fetch / bring

سيرين

Fetch

To go to where somebody ( something ) and bring him back .

Bring

To come to a place with something\ somebody.

Dose \ Does

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