The Letter G!
On to the seventh letter of our LearnHub Commonly Mistaken Words list by Astha and acrosstheuniverse! G is a letter that is often forgotten. Unlike letters such as C or S, G has many unique words, making up not as many words as other starting letter would.
In this list we will go over 5 different words starting with the letter G that may confuse the best of us. Why not try to think of your own confusing G words and add it to the list as a comment under this lesson?
So, let's get started!
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Good v/s Well Often these two words are used interchangeably to mean the same thing, however they are not! Here are they're true usages: |
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GOOD
Always should be used as an adjective, not used to describe
actions
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Incorrect Example:
He knows how to throw a football good. -It should be He knows how to throw a football well.
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Example:
The farmer said that they had a good batch of cherries for us.
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Example:
I can say my dog is a good dog, she always comes when she's called.
WELL
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Well is used as an adverb to describe actions
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It can also be used as an adjective to describe one's health if they've been off sick, or were ill and are now feeling better
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Example:
He knew how to play the game well.
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Example:
The doctor mentioned that you'd get well in a week or two.
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Grieve and
Grave The i before e except after c rule strikes again! Grieve means to have sympathy for or to show emotion or mourning. Make sure you're not confusing this word for grave. They do sound very similar when spoken, how every they are completely different words. Grave can be used as a noun showing a stone or monument in which a burial of someone or something has occurred. As an adjective, it can mean dangerous, or significant as a synonym. |
Example:
Sam walked slowly to the backyard to grieve for his deceased hamster.
Example:
The man's voice echoed through the hallway, "you are in grave danger!".
Refers to the health care of elderly people. When it is used outside of the context of a hospital or older folks home it tends to carry overtones of being worn out, decrepit and can be offensive when being used to describe someone.
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Get and Got Did you know that the word GET has nearly 125,000 citations in the Oxford English Corpus? Interestingly enough, the word get is highly informal and has many meanings and usages associated with it. We'll try to cover the most common below: |
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MEANINGS:
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To experience, suffer through, or to be afflicted
with
Example:
I got the news today over the telephone.
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Succeed in attaining, obtaining
understanding or finally finding something
out
Example:
I finally get this math question!
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Reach or cause to reach a specific
state or condition
Example:
I must get just the right amount of paint in this specific blue.
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Come, go or make
progress
Example: I noticed you got home quite late last night.
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To catch or
apprehend
Example:
The police got him as soon as he exited the building.
Grisly and Grizzly
GRISLY
An adjective meaning to cause horror or disgust. This has to do
with terrifying events or things that are often evil.
Example: In Hitchcock's grisly film,
Psycho, this famous shower scene has been referenced and redone
many times as an iconic point in horror film.
GRIZZLY
This is used to describe or reference a certain type of bear, the
American Grizzly or another typed bear. In some very uncommon
instances grizzly can he used as an adjective to cry
outlandishly.
Example: While on the Canmore, Alberta
trail we saw a large Grizzly scavenging for food.
Gee Whiz! Looks like that's all for now. Stay
tunes for more letters coming your way!
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