English Usage 2

English Usage

| Habit|vs |Custom|
تعني habit عادة،وهي كلمة تقترن بالأشخاص ، اما custom فهي ايضا عادة ولكنها تستخدم للمجتمعات او الدول ويمكن التوضيح بالامثلة التالية:
Telling lies is a very bad habit
The Chainese have strange custom

|Toe|vs|Finger|
نستخدم finger بمعنى اصبع اليد بينما تستخدم toe بمعنى اصبع القدم ،لذلك فمن الخطأ ان نقول مثلا:
I hurt a finger of my right foot
والصواب هو ان نستخدم كلمة toe في مثل هذا السياق

|Biennial|vs|Biannual|
تعني biannual مرتين في السنة ،اما الإصطلاح الآخر فيعني مرة كل سنتين

|Arrived to|vs|Arrived at|
تعني arrived to ان الشخص قد وصل الى مكان معين، اماarrived at فتعني انه توصل الى اتفاق او استنتاج او حل لمشكلة معينة إلخ ، فمثلا:
.He arrived to Alexandria
He arrived at an agreement

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mrmreka

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تعجز الكلمات عن شكرك مبدعتنا
جزاك الله خيرا وزادك علما
بوركت
الى الامام

فروقات مهمة وتوضيح أكثر من رائع
الف شكر
وبارك الله في جهودك

Many thanks for ur effort
May Allah reward U Sis

renewed creative effort

bundles of thanks for u

CONTINUAL/CONTINUOUS
“Continuous” refers to actions which are uninterrupted: “My upstairs neighbor played his stereo continuously from 6:00 PM to 3:30 AM.” Continual actions, however, need not be uninterrupted, only repeated: “My father continually urges me to get a job.”

The complaints about that teacher are continual.
There was continuous snow for a fortnight?.


QUIET/QUITE
You must be absolutely quiet during the examination.
It was quite a long time until the train came.


borrow and lend.
borrow (RECEIVE)
verb
to get or receive (something) from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period of time

Could I borrow your bike from (NOT STANDARD off) you until next week? [T]
She used to borrow money and not bother to pay it back. [T]
Brazil has had to borrow heavily to survive. [I]
He borrowed (=took away for a particular period) a novel from the library. [T]
FIGURATIVE English has borrowed (=takes and uses as its own) (many words) from French. [I/T]

lend
verb
to give (something) to someone for a short period of time, expecting it to be given back

She doesn't like lending her books. [T]
If you need a coat I can lend you one/lend one to you. [+ two objects]

A bank or other organization that lends gives money to you and you agree that you will pay the money back in the future, usually with additional money added to the original amount.

The bank refuses to lend to students. [I]
The bank agreed to lend him $5000/lend $5000 to him. [+ two objects]


rob and steal.
rob
verb [T]
to take money or property illegally from (a place, organization or person), often using threats or violence

The terrorists financed themselves by robbing banks.
My wallet's gone! I've been robbed!
They robbed the company of £2 million.

steal (TAKE AWAY)
verb
to take (something) without the permission or knowledge of the owner and keep it

The boys were charged with stealing bikes from a house in Summerhill Rd. The number of cars which are stolen every year has risen considerably. ]
She came home to find she'd had her TV and video stolen (=someone had stolen them]
When the book was published we found that the author had stolen several of our ideas.
The firm is now accusing a small band of its former employees of stealing trade secrets]
They were so hungry they had to steal in order to eat. He has been convicted of stealing. [I]

Renoa
thank you dear
وردة الطائف
واياك ياعسل الله يسلمك

البارع
الشكر لك استاذي الفاضل
على ردك
lost lady
Thanks for your reply gentle
may Allah bless you

the soul of hope
bundles of thanks for u my Sis
may Allah save you

sirhasan
Thanks for the add you value

Do not mention it
May Allah guide you
and bless you

thank you a lot