missoum
2010-10-30, 07:51
''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 :wink: we'll answer the required words then add ours *1 you may wish to add extra explanation in Arabic to make it clearer; the most important thing is to know these differences :wink: 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
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 :wink: we'll answer the required words then add ours *1 you may wish to add extra explanation in Arabic to make it clearer; the most important thing is to know these differences :wink: 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