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1. All the faith he had had had had no effect on the outcome of his life. Well, talk about lexical ambiguity. But as strange as this sentence might sound, it is actually grammatically correct. The sentence relies on a double use of the present perfect. The two instances of “had had” play different grammatical roles in the sentences—the first is a modifier while the second is the main verb of the sentence.
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Source: grammarly
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| Word 1 | Meaning | Word 2 | Meaning |
| accept | to agree to receive or do | except | not including |
| adverse | unfavourable, harmful | averse | strongly disliking; opposed |
| advice | recommendations about what to do | advise | to recommend something |
| affect | to change or make a difference to | effect | a result; to bring about a result |
| aisle | a passage between rows of seats | isle | an island |
| all together | all in one place, all at once | altogether | completely; on the whole |
| along | moving or extending horizontally on | a long | referring to something of great length |
| aloud | out loud | allowed | permitted |
| altar | a sacred table in a church | alter | to change |
| amoral | not concerned with right or wrong | immoral | not following accepted moral standards |
| appraise | to assess | apprise | to inform someone |
| assent | agreement, approval | ascent | the action of rising or climbing up |
| aural | relating to the ears or hearing | oral | relating to the mouth; spoken |
| balmy | pleasantly warm | barmy | foolish, crazy |
| bare | naked; to uncover | bear | to carry; to put up with |
| bated | in phrase ‘with bated breath’, i.e. in great suspense | baited | with bait attached or inserted |
| bazaar | a Middle Eastern market | bizarre | strange |
| berth | a bunk in a ship, train, etc. | birth | the emergence of a baby from the womb |
| born | having started life | borne | carried |
| bough | a branch of a tree | bow | to bend the head; the front of a ship |
| brake | a device for stopping a vehicle; to stop a vehicle | break | to separate into pieces; a pause |
| breach | to break through, or break a rule; a gap | breech | the back part of a gun barrel |
| broach | to raise a subject for discussion | brooch | a piece of jewellery |
| canvas | a type of strong cloth | canvass | to seek people’s votes |
| censure | to criticize strongly | censor | to ban parts of a book or film; a person who does this |
| cereal | a grass producing an edible grain; a breakfast food made from grains | serial | happening in a series |
| chord | a group of musical notes | cord | a length of string; a cord-like body part |
| climactic | forming a climax | climatic | relating to climate |
| coarse | rough | course | a direction; a school subject; part of a meal |
| complacent | smug and self-satisfied | complaisant | willing to please |
| complement | to add to so as to improve; an addition that improves something | compliment | to praise or express approval; an admiring remark |
| council | a group of people who manage or advise | counsel | advice; to advise |
| cue | a signal for action; a wooden rod | queue | a line of people or vehicles |
| curb | to keep something in check; a control or limit | kerb | (in British English) the stone edge of a pavement |
| currant | a dried grape | current | happening now; a flow of water, air, or electricity |
| defuse | to make a situation less tense | diffuse | to spread over a wide area |
| desert | a waterless, empty area; to abandon someone | dessert | the sweet course of a meal |
| discreet | careful not to attract attention | discrete | separate and distinct |
| disinterested | impartial | uninterested | not interested |
| draught | a current of air | draft | a first version of a piece of writing |
| draw | an even score at the end of a game | drawer | a sliding storage compartment |
| dual | having two parts | duel | a fight or contest between two people |
| elicit | to draw out a reply or reaction | illicit | not allowed by law or rules |
| ensure | to make certain that something will happen | insure | to provide compensation if a person dies or property is damaged |
| envelop | to cover or surround | envelope | a paper container for a letter |
| exercise | physical activity; to do physical activity | exorcise | to drive out an evil spirit |
| fawn | a young deer; light brown | faun | a mythical being, part man, part goat |
| flaunt | to display ostentatiously | flout | to disregard a rule |
| flounder | to move clumsily; to have difficulty doing something | founder | to fail |
| forbear | to refrain | forebear | an ancestor |
| foreword | an introduction to a book | forward | onwards, ahead |
| freeze | to turn to ice | frieze | a decoration along a wall |
| grisly | gruesome, revolting | grizzly | a type of bear |
| hoard | a store | horde | a large crowd of people |
| imply | to suggest indirectly | infer | to draw a conclusion |
| loath | reluctant, unwilling | loathe | to hate |
| loose | to unfasten; to set free | lose | to be deprived of; to be unable to find |
| meter | a measuring device | metre | a metric unit; rhythm in verse |
| militate | to be a powerful factor against | mitigate | to make less severe |
| palate | the roof of the mouth | palette | a board for mixing colours |
| pedal | a foot-operated lever | peddle | to sell goods |
| pole | a long, slender piece of wood | poll | voting in an election |
| pour | to flow or cause to flow | pore | a tiny opening; to study something closely |
| practice | the use of an idea or method; the work or business of a doctor, dentist, etc. | practise | to do something repeatedly to gain skill; to do something regularly |
| prescribe | to authorize use of medicine; to order authoritatively | proscribe | to officially forbid something |
| principal | most important; the head of a school | principle | a fundamental rule or belief |
| sceptic | a person inclined to doubt | septic | infected with bacteria |
| sight | the ability to see | site | a location |
| stationary | not moving | stationery | writing materials |
| storey | a level of a building | story | a tale or account |
| titillate | to arouse interest | titivate | to make more attractive |
| tortuous | full of twists; complex | torturous | full of pain or suffering |
| wreath | a ring-shaped arrangement of flowers etc. | wreathe | to surround or encircle |
Source: Oxford Dictionaries
Read more: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/commonly-confused-words
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Did you know that parliament is an anagram of partial men? Or, Clint Eastwood an anagram of Old West Action?
Find lots of anagrams using the Internet Anagram Server.
19
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Yolo, an acronym for ‘you only live once’, is among the latest new words added to the Oxford online dictionary. The phrase, along with ‘adorbs’ – meaning cute or adorable, and ‘binge-watch’ – which means to avidly watch something – has been added to oxforddictionaries.com. The website is a catalogue of current definitions of English words as they are used today.
Read more: http://tinyurl.com/lug88ad
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Aug
How big is the translation services market? Which are the most demanded languages? What trends can we identify in the translation industry? The good news for translators who worry about the technology may one day replace human translations is that only parts of the translation job can be automated by now…
Read more: http://tinyurl.com/pqd867d
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by Oxford Dictionaries
A CV/résumé should be clear and well structured, with a limited number of main sections, so that an employer can pinpoint the information they’re looking for quickly and easily. Here are some broad guidelines on how to structure an effective CV/résumé.
Personal details
Always begin with your personal details, i.e.:
- name
- address
- telephone number (home and/or mobile)
- email address (personal, rather than work)
- personal profile
There’s no need to include your date of birth, your marital status, or your nationality unless the job advert has specifically asked you for this information.
Read more: http://tinyurl.com/m4xkd96
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