Got one more interested couple. They look so similar that you need to concentrate on them for atleast 2 seconds to know where they differ. Yes, they differ at ‘a’ and ‘e’.
BTW,
DUAL: connotated two, twice etc.
whereas
DUEL: is a formal battle intended to settle a dispute.
Click them to see the dictionary meaning.
Is this correct?
First of all guess which is right? I too marked the first one as right but that is the wrong version. Did you know this? Me wasn’t but as usual Mr. Paul helped me knowing it. I am again be giving you the verbatim of his version i.e
“One unusual use of apostrophes is to mark plurals of words when they are being treated as words, as in “pro’s and con’s,” although plain old “pros and cons” without apostrophes is fine. But “don’t” already has one apostrophe in it, and adding another looks awkward in the phrase “do’s and don’t’s,” so people wind up being inconsistent and writing “do’s and don’ts.” This makes no logical sense. You can also skip the extra apostrophes and write “dos and don’ts,” unless you’re afraid that “dos” will remind your readers of MS-DOS (but that unlamented operating system is fast becoming a distant memory).”
So now you know the difference. Do take care of such nitty gritties of our very own “The English”.
Tags: Sentence Correction, usage, Usage in English
“The traditional distinction between enquire and inquire is that enquire is to be used for general senses of ‘ask’, while inquire is reserved for uses meaning ‘make a formal investigation’. In practice, however, enquire (and enquiry) is more common in British English while inquire (and inquiry) is more common in US English, but otherwise there is little discernible distinction in the way the words are used.”
This is a verbatim from AskOxford.com. Last line shows that in usage they can be interchanged but don’t know whether CAT can play on such things. Still it is important to know that subtle difference. Who knows what will help on 16th, The D Day.
BTW, Mr. Paul Brian too said that the only difference is of British and US English. They can be used interchangeably. Click Paul to see his version.
Major Participants
1. Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey formed a group known as the Central powers.
2. England, France, Belgium and Serbia later joined by Russia and Italy, were known as the
Allied powers.
Causes of War
The First World War was a consequence of
1. Archduke of Austria, Francis Ferdinand was assassinated,
2. Austria initiated a war against Serbia, and
3. Russia mobilized its forces against Austria-Hungary.
Outcome
The Allied forces won the war, Treaty of Versailles was signed, which curbed the power of the
German Empire and led to the creation of many new countries in Eastern Europe.
For more details click the image.
Tags: general awareness campaign, GK, GK Material
“Compact disc” is spelled with a “C” because that’s how its inventors decided it should be rendered; but a computer hard disk is spelled with a “K” In modern technological contexts, “disks” usually reproduce data magnetically, while “discs” (CD-ROMs, DVDs, etc.) reproduce it “optically,” with lasers.
Now you know the difference. I don’t think I need to thank Paul.
Tags: common mistakes in English, GK, Sentence Correction, Usage in English
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