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Words Often Confused
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اليوم أقدم لكم موضوع جديد ان شاء الله. الموضوع عبارة عن كلمات
قد تبدو متشابهة في اللفظ أو المعنى مما يؤدي إلى استعمالها في طريقة خاطئة.​

Accept / Except
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1) Accept
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accept is always a verb meaning agree
accept = هي فعل بمعنى يقبل أو يوافق​

Example: The mother accepted her child's apology
Tom accepted the gift with pleasure​

2) Except
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except is sometimes a verb meaning to exclude. if it comes as a preposition, then it means excluding
except = قد تأتي فعل بمعنى ما عدا و قد تأتي حرف جر بمعنى إلاّ​

Example: They all went to the party except me
Add all the number from 1 to 9 except 6​

She will accept the conditions except those that deal with her perosnal life​

They all accepted to go on a vacation except Mary​

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Advice / Advise
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1) Advice
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advice is a noun that means an opinion
هي إسم بمعني نصيحة ​

Example: The daughter asked her mother's advice​

2) Advise
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advise is a verb that means to give counsel
هي فعل بمعنى يسدي النصيحة​

Example: The teacher advised her students to study well for the test​

He advised me about buying that house, but i didnt take by his advice​

Parents are supposed to advise their children and children have to listen to their parents' advice​

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ِAffect / Effect
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1) Affect
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Affect is usually a verb meaning to influence
هي عادة تأتي على شكل فعل بمعنى يؤثر​

Example: Cold weather affected the crops
The music affected him deeply​

2) Effect
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Effect is used as a noun meaning result or influence
هي إسم بمعنى نتيجة أو تأثير​

ُExample: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin
His protest had no effect
It is also used as a verb to mean to produce as a result or to cause
هي تأتي أيضا فعل بمعنى يحقق أو يسبب​

Example: I will effect my purpose; no one shall stop me​

The new law affected the crime rate, and this effect was largest in the cities​

She was affected by the accident but the effect was not so bad​

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Agree to / Agree with
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1) Agree to
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agree to means to to give consent. this means to agree to a plan
هي فعل بمعنى يوافق على خطة​

example: He agreed to accompany the ambassador
Do you agree to the conditions
We agreed to her suggestion​

2) Agree with
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agree with is to agree with another person this means to have the same views
هي فعل بمعنى يتفق مع شخص ما​

Example: I don't agree with you
I agree with you on that​

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All right / Alright
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1) All right
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Alright as too words is all right
This means that it is accepted as standard english and it is correctly used
هي كلمة بمعنى حسن جدا و أحيانا تستعمل بمعنى نعم
و إستعمالها على هذا الشكل أي في كلمتين منفصلتين (all right) صحيح​

Example: The anwers are all right
This means that all of them are correct or that they are satisfactory on the whole​

2) Alright
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Alright is a nonstandard abbreviation meaning all right
This means that it is not accepted as standard english
هي أيضا تعني حسن جدا أو نعم
و لكن إستعمالها خاطئ في اللغة الانجليزية الصحيحة لأنها كلمة عامية​

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ِAll together / Altogether
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1) All together

All together means everyone in a group
تعني الجميع أو الكل في مجموعة​

Example: The books lay all together in a heap
The children were all together in the kitchen​

2) Altogether

Altogether means completely or entirely
هي كلمة بمعنى بشكل تام أو بشكل عام​

Example: Altogether, I'm sorry it happened
The debt amounted altogether to twenty dollars​

ِAltogether there are 14 people when the group is all together​

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Bases / Basis
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1) Bases
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Bases means the underlying supports
كلمة بمعني القاعدات أو الأساسات (عادة تستعمل للديث عن الأمور الحسية / المادية)​

Example: I saw a skyscraper built on a base of solid rock
The base of the pyramid is very wide​

2) Basis
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Basis means the groundwork
كلمة بمعنى أساس (عادة تستعمل للدلالة على الأمور المعنوية)​

Example: The nurse is paid on an hourly basis
He was chosen on the basis of his college grades​

The bases of the building were built on the basis of a survey​

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Beside / Besides​

1) Beside
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Beside means by the side of
كلمة بمعنى بجانب (قرب)​

Example: Sit down beside me
The family rode in the carriage, and the dog ran along beside​

2) Besides
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Besides means also or in addition to or moreover
كلمة بمعنى بالإضافة إلى​

Example: Besides these honors he received a sum of money
There are three elm trees and two maples besides​

Besides his hat and coat, he left his shoes beside the river​

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Coarse / Course
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1) Coarse
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caorse means rough
كلمة بمعنى خشن أو غير لائق​

Example: He had coarse manners but an absolutely first-rate mind
His coarse language angered us​

2) Course
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a- course can be onward movement, or a series of studies
كلمة قد تأتي بمعني سياق الأمور أو دورة (فصل تعليمي)​

Example: in the course of events
a four-year course in engineering
he took a course in basket weaving​

b- course can also mean a part of a meal served at one time
قد تأتي أيضا بمعنى جزء من وجبة طعام​

Example: The first course was a delicious soup
she prepared a three course meal​

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Aid / Aide
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1) Aid
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aid means to give help
فعل بمعنى يساعد​

Example: Many volunteers wanted to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
Huge projects designed to aid poorer countries can sometimes do more harm than good​

2) Aide
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aide means an assistant or helper
كلمة بمعنى مساعد أو معاون​

Example: One of the senator's aides is calling
Jack is an aide to the Prime Minister​

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Desert / Dessert​

1) Desert
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desert means a place of little rainfall
المعنى بالعربي "صحراء"​

Example: The Sahara is a vast sandy desert
They were lost in the desert for nine days
We had to cross a large area of arid, featureless desert​

2) Dessert
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Dessert means sweets or the like served at the end of a meal
المعنى بالعربي "الحلوة أو التحلية"​

Example: For dessert there's apple pie, cheesecake or fruit
If you make the main course, I'll make a dessert​

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Later / Latter
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1) Later
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Later means more late
المعنى بالعربي "لاحقا"​

Example: She arrived on the ferry, and he came later
He later felt that he was wrong
I'll see you later
He's going to the store but he'll be back here later​

2) Latter
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Latter means the second of two people, things or groups previously mentioned
المعنى بالعربي "الأخير - أي المذكور أخيرا"​

Example: I prefer the latter offer to the former one
Between captain and major, the latter is the higher rank
She offered me more money or a car and I chose the latter​

John and Joe were late, but the latter was later​

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Morning / Mourning​

1) Morning
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Morning is the early part of the day
المعنى العربي = الصباح​

Example: I spent the morning running errands
They talked until morning​

2) Mourning
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Mourning is sorrowing or lamentation
المعنى العربي = الحِداد​

ُExample: Shops will be closed today as a sign of mourning for the king
He was in mourning for his wife​

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Fair / Fare​

1) Fair
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Fair means just, not bad
المعنى العربي = عادل أو مقبول​

Example: It's not fair that she's allowed to go and I'm
not
All the workers want is a fair wage for the work that they do​

2) Fare
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Fare is a price for travel
المعنى العربي = الأجرة​

Example: He hadn't enough money for his bus fare
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Pale / Pail​

1) Pale
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Pale means without much color or light
المعنى العربي = خافت أو شاحب​

Example: You're looking pale - do you feel ill
She went pale with fear​

2) Pail
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Pail means bucket
المعنى العربي = دلو - سطل ​

Example: Fill the pail with sand
It took several pails of water​

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Like / Such as​

1) Like
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Like is used for resemblances / similarities
تستعمل Like للحديث عن الشبه​

Example: He works like a beaver
He is just like his father
Your necklace is just like mine​

2) Such as
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Such as is used for examples
تستعمل Such as لإعطاء امثلة​

Example: She adores the English novels of manners, such as those by Austen and Trollope
He considers quiet pastimes, such as reading and chess, a bore​

 

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