Words Often Confused
.الموضوع عبارة عن كلمات
قد تبدو متشابهة في اللفظ أو المعنى مما يؤدي إلى استعمالها في طريقة خاطئة.
Advice / Advise
1) Advice
advice is a noun that means an opinion
هي إسم بمعني نصيحةExample: The daughter asked her mother's advice
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2) Advise
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 testHe advised me about buying that house, but i didnt take by his advice
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Affect / Effect
1) Affect
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
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2) Effect
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 meThe 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
1) Agree to
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
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2) Agree with
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
1) All right
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 استعمالها على هذا الشكل أي في كلمتين منفصلتين (all right) صحيح
Example: The answers are all right
This means that all of them are correct or that they are satisfactory on the whole
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Alright
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 استعمالها خاطئ في اللغة الانجليزية الصحيحة لأنها كلمة عامية
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All together / Altogether
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
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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 dollarsِAltogether there are 14 people when the group is all together
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Bases / Basis
1) Bases
Bases means the underlying supports
كلمة بمعني القاعدات أو الأساسات (عادة تستعمل للحديث عن الأمور الحسية / المادية)
Example: I saw a skyscraper built on a base of solid rock
The base of the pyramid is very wide
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2) Basis
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
Beside means by the side of
كلمة بمعنى بجانب (قرب)Example: Sit down beside me
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2) Besides
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
Best Regards
Rayana Abdullah
