#25 Most used English words that are often confusing in meaning
In English there are so many words that seem to have same meanings but it's not always true, there is difference. Sometimes the difference is bigger and sometimes it's minor, sometimes that are more confusing due to similarities in meanings and sometimes seem to be clear to us but have slightly difference.
Also some words look alike but tell different meanings totally.
In this reading you will get to know all this in brief explanation with examples.
Following words are covered in this reading
***Answer vs Reply **
***Black vs Dark**
***Buy vs Purchase **
***Sound vs Voice **
***Food vs Meal**
***Hear vs Listen **
***Between vs among **
***good vs well **
***Long vs Tall**
***See vs Watch vs look vs notice **
***Sometime vs sometimes vs some time**
What is the difference between some time and sometime and sometimes? Well, you will know the difference among them and the correct meaning of them now.
sometime vs sometimes vs some time let's see the difference with examples.
## 1.Sometime
"Sometime" is an Adverb and Adjective also. When it is used as an adverb it means (at some point in time) for example: I will give you your money *sometime* tomorrow.
And occasionally it's used as an adjective and then it means "former", for instance: the sometime president of America Barack Obama is a great person. Here "sometime president" means "former president".
## 2. Sometimes
With "S" at the end, it is used as an Adverb and its meaning is (occasionally) like :I eat biriyani sometimes.
## 3.Some time
"Some" and "time" are separated here and it means (a period of time) for example :
It will take some time to finish the work.
## Answer vs Reply
What is the difference between answer and reply let's see with example.
Answer refers to a exact solution of question whereas reply refers to say anything in response of a question. Look at the example your doubt will be clear.
Teacher asked:
4×4=?
Nitish replied: I don't know
But Rakesh answered : 16
## Black vs Dark
First difference is that black is a noun and Dark is an adjective.
Second, Black is a color and Dark is absence of light, like what you can see in shadow, night time, movie theater and when you turn off a bulb at your home.
And finally, when it comes to categories color of anything you say black for pure black and dark for light black or black mixed a little with any other color.
## buy vs purchase
Buy is a simple word which can be used in any context whereas purchase is a more formal than buy which is used generally in writing English. Buy is used commonly in everyday usage and purchase is used in formal, business and technical context.
Buy is a verb whereas purchase is a verb and noun as well.
Also buy is used for small products and purchase is used for large products.
## Sound vs voice
As nouns both words seem to be same in meaning however theier usage are different.
sound refers to sensation in ear caused by vibration of anything being it human or any other.
Voice is sound uttered specially by mouth it refers to particularly human beings.
## Food vs meal
Food is what you eat, it refers to individual items.
Meal is what you eat at a specific time like breakfast, lunch and dinner. A meal is collection of food.
## Hear vs listen
Hear : to reach any sound to ear mainly without intention.
Listen: to receive any sound by ear with intention.
## Watch vs see vs look vs notice
Watch refers to see any moving object and see refers to see any stopped object and look means to look at a point of things and notice means see something carefully.
1. I am watching cricket
2. I saw a black man
3. I am looking at your nose
4. I notice him everyday in my office
## Between vs among
between vs among what is the difference between between and among with example? Well,
Between is for comparison in two things and among is for comparison in more than two things.
## Good vs Well
What is the difference between good and well?
The difference between the two words is that Good an Adjective that describes nouns whereas well an Adverb that describes verb
Example :
1. Nitish is a good person.
2. Nitish speaks English well.
## long vs tall
Long refers to the measurement of length and tall refers to the measurement of height. Put it simply :
Long = horizontal
Tall = vertical
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