Words Often Confused

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




1) Accept



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
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2) Except



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






Advice / Advise




1) Advice



advice is a noun that means an opinion
هي إسم بمعني نصيحة


Example: 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 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







ِ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 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






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







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 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
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2) 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 إستعمالها خاطئ في اللغة الانجليزية الصحيحة لأنها كلمة عامية






ِ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 dollars



ِAltogether there are 14 people when the group is all together






Bases / Basis




1) Bases



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
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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







Beside / Besides




1) Beside



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
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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






Coarse / Course




1) Coarse



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
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2) Course



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






Aid / Aide




1) Aid



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
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2) Aide



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