Commonly Misused Words Vs Confusing Related Words

 

English Bussiness Task 

Name : Nisa Caesarisa Afsetyanti

NPM  : 26213465

Class  : 3EB29

 

 

1. Commonly Misused Words

a. Compliment – Complement

Compliment means a statement of praise.

Complement means to go well with or perfect something else.

           

Example:

• The customer sent his compliments to the chef.
• The picture complements the design perfectly.

 b. Principle - Principal

Principle means rule or standard. 

Principal refers to a person who holds a high position or plays an important role; it also an adjective that means chief or leading.

Example:

• He has always refused to compromise his principles.
• The school principal will be resigning next year.
•  He has a principal reason for resigning.

             

c. Comprise - Compose 

The whole comprises (or includes) the parts; and the parts compose (or make up) the whole.

           

Example:

• The United States comprises fifty states.
• Organic compounds compose the fertilizer used by the farmer.

2. Confusing Related Word

a. Legible – Illegible
 

Legible means unreadable.

Illegible means writing that could be read and understood easily.

Example :

• Susy wrote her reports in a legible way. 
• Andrew, please write neatly, your writing is illegible.

b. Empathy - Sympathy 

Empathy means feel the mind or experience a person without direct communication

Sympathy means someone’s ability to realize or shares the experiences and feelings of others .

Example :

• Zahra felt a great empathy after hearing her sister’s cat went missing. 
• When Zahra’s sister lost her cat,  she showed great sympathy and support.

  

c. Enable - Unable 

  

Enable means made easy or practical.

Unable means not allowing or cannot .

Example :

• This phone enables us to browse the internet and listen to music in the same time. 
• Because of his engagements, he was unable to attend this event.