word usage proglems
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
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accuse
allege -
accuse = to blame
-She accused him of lying.
allege
- v. 1. мÑдÑгдÑÑ…. The prisoner ~s (that) he was at home on the night of the crime. Ялтан Ñ…ÑÑ€Ñг гардаг шөнө гÑртÑÑ Ð±Ð°Ð¹Ñан гÑж мÑдÑгдÑв. 2. шалтаг Ñ…ÑлÑÑ….батлах,томилох,Ñ…ÑÑ€Ñг тулгах,заалдах,шалтаглах,шалтаглv - aggravate
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Aggravate means "to make something worse;" it should not be used to refer to an annoyance.
-Pollution can aggravate asthma.
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all together
altogether -
-The train went slower and slower until it stopped altogether.
-every one all together -
anyone, everyone
any one, every one -
-anyone and everyone mean "any person" and "every person"
-any one and every one mean "any and every single person or thing" - as to
- -As to is awkward. Substitute about.
- at
- Eliminate "at" when used after where.
- at about
- Eliminate "at" or "about" if you find them used together.
- awhile, a while
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-Awhile is an adverb, meaning "for a while".
-A while is an article and a noun and is usually used after the preposition for. - beat, win
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-Beat means "to overcome"
-Win means "to achieve victory in"
Replace "win" IF the sentence sense is "beat". - bring, take
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-Bring means "to carry from a distant place to a nearer one"
-Take means the opposite "to carry from a near place to more distant one" - bunch
- -Bunch means "a number of things of the same kind." Don't use "bunch" to mean "group."
- burst, bust
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burst, burst, burst
bust, busted, busted - but what
- But what is nonstandard English. Use that.
- can't help
- can't help + gerund
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1.condemn,
2.condone -
1.шийтгÑÑ…,буруушаах,Ñл тулгах
2.v. үл тоох/ хайхрах, өршөөх. -
1.continual
2.continuous -
1.Occurring over and over in succession.
-We lived in continual fear of being discovered.
2.Occurring without stopping.
-Stop smoking and you will see a continuous improvement in your health. - dove
- -Use "dived" instead of "dove" for the past tense of the verb "dive".
- each other, one another
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-One another is used when more than two are involved.
-We all try and help one another.
-I think we've learned a lot about one another in this session. - emigrate, immigrate
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-Emigrate "to leave a country".
-Immigrate "to enter a country"
-My parents emigrated from Mongolia to the USA in 1985s.
-About 6.6 million people immigrated to the USA in the 1978.