30 từ dễ gây nhầm lẫn cho người dùng mà thậm cả người bản xứ
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01. affect / effect
Examples:
affect: The bad weather affects my mood.
effect: The president effected several changes in the company.
02. alibi / excuse
Examples:
alibi: The police broke her alibi by proving she knew how to shoot a pistol.
excuse: I can't buy his excuse.
03. alternatives / choices
Examples:
alternatives: New ways to treat arthritis may provide an alternative to painkillers.
choices: Our choices come down to staying here or leaving here.
04. anticipate / expect
Examples:
anticipate: What Jeff did was to anticipate my next question.
expect: I expect that the weather will be nice.
05. flagrant / blatant
Examples:
flagrant: The judge called the decision "a flagrant violation of international law."
blatant: Outsiders will continue to suffer the most blatant discrimination.
06. chronic / acute / severe
Examples:
chronic: For those with chronic depression, she said, "keep at it."
acute: Acute dysentery wracked and sapped life from his body.
07. compose / comprise
Examples:
compose: England, Scotland and Wales compose the island of Great Britain.
comprise: After the 2014 referendum on independence for Scotland, the UK still comprised England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
08. continual / continuous
Examples:
continual: “No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual war,” Madison concluded.
continuous: Continuous farming impoverishes the soil.
09. crescendo / climax
Examples:
crescendo: She spoke in a crescendo: "You are a bad girl! You are a wicked girl! You are evil!"
climax: The fifth scene was the climax of the play.
10. decimate / destroy
Examples:
decimate: Famine decimated the population.
destroy: The soldiers destroyed the village.
11. dilemma / problem
Examples:
dilemma: Many women are faced with the dilemma of choosing between work and family commitments.
problem: The problem of street crime is getting worse every year.
12. disinterested / uninterested
Examples:
disinterested: A lawyer should provide disinterested advice.
uninterested: He was uninterested in politics.
13. entomb / trap
Examples:
entomb: The city was entombed in volcanic lava.
trap: The train was trapped underground by a fire.
14. flotsam / jetsam
Examples:
flotsam: The water was full of flotsam and refuse.
jetsam: The smallest bits of jetsam, like the most transient incidents in a life, can be the most evocative.
15. forego / forgo
Examples:
forego: So she did his bidding and gave him the cup, which no sooner had he drunk than his head forewent his feet.
forgo: Sometimes this priority shift means you have to forgo one goal in exchange for another.
16. gourmet / gourmand
Examples:
gourmet: Food critics have to be gourmets in order to write about food in an informed way.
gourmand: He's the kind of gourmand who swallows food without even pausing to taste.
17. inchoate / incoherent
Examples:
inchoate: She had a child's inchoate awareness of language.
incoherent: The talk she gave was incoherent and badly prepared.
18. incumbent(noun.) / incumbent (adj.)
Examples:
incumbent(noun.) : The incumbent president faces problems which began many years before he took office.
incumbent (adj.): She felt it was incumbent on herself to act immediately.
19. inflammable / flammable
Examples:
inflammable: Petrol is a highly inflammable liquid.
flammable: This solvent is flammable.
20. insidious / invidious
Examples:
insidious: Cancer is an insidious disease.
invidious: The boss made invidious distinctions between employees.
21. judicial / judicious
Examples:
judicial: a judicial enquiry
judicious: We should make judicious use of the resources available to us.
22. less / fewer
Examples:
less: We must try to spend less money.
fewer: Fewer people smoke these days than used to.
22. litigate / dodge
Examples:
litigate: The case is still being litigated.
dodge: He dodged the bullet.
23. luxuriant / luxurious
Examples:
luxuriant: Tall, luxuriant plants grew along the river bank.
luxurious: They have a very luxurious house.
24. prescribe / proscribe
Examples:
prescribe: The doctor prescribed his patient who was down with fever.
proscribe: The sale of narcotics is proscribed by law.
25. refugee / migrant
Examples:
refugee: Refugees were pouring across the frontier.
migrant: The government divides asylum seekers into economic migrants and genuine refugees.
26. replica / reproduction
Examples:
replica: Replica is the more valuable, for it is supposed to be more beautiful.
reproduction: This is a reproduction of a popular religious painting.
27. sceptic / denier
Examples:
sceptic: The sceptic may argue that there are no grounds for such optimism.
denier: He is a denier of harsh realities.
28. transpire / happen
Examples:
transpire: Later, it transpired she had failed the examination.
happen: 'It just happened.' she said, after failing her exam.
29. viable / feasible
Examples:
viable: Cash alone will not make Eastern Europe's banks viable.
feasible: She questioned whether it was feasible to stimulate investment in these regions.
30. viral / viral
Examples:
viral: I can't believe that video of our puppy lounging on a pool float went viral!
viral: Some viral proteins do good.
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