The Trouble with English
by The trouble with English is that it’s confusing to citizens of other countries who want to learn the language. Sometimes it’s also confusing to English speaking people. Here are just a few of those troublesome words.
Words can be troublesome when they are pronounced the same but have different meanings and are spelled differently. Some of those words are:
1. (accept) means to receive. I accept your explanation.
(except) means to exclude. Everyone is here except Gail.
2. (aisle) means passageway. I want a seat on the aisle.
(I’ll) means I will. I will go with you.
(isle) means an island. The isle is in the middle of the lake.
3.(all ready) means every one is prepared. We are all ready to leave.
(already) means at or before this time. Have you already eaten?
4. (band) means company. We joined the band of travelers.
(banned) means forbidden. That book was banned.
5. (berry) means a small fruit. This berry has many seeds.
(bury) means cover over. Let’s bury the past.
6. (berth) means a sleeping place. I want the top berth.
(birth) means the act of being born. The birth of a baby is a blessing.
7. (blew) means did blow. She blew out the candle.
(blue) means a color. The sky is blue.
8. (bough) means the branch of a tree. The squirrel set on the bough of the tree.
(bow) means to bend. You must bow to the king.
(bow) an instrument that shoots an arrow. Your bow shoots straight.
9. (boar) means a male swine. The boar got out of the pig pen.
(bore) means a tiresome person. Please don’t bore me with your dull stories.
10. (cent) means a small coin. Will you buy this for one cent?
(scent) means an odor. The odor of candy is sweet.
(sent) means did send. He sent the letter yesterday.
11. (sight) means a view. I love the view of the mountains.
(cite) means a name. Can you cite the case of Clovis versus Stewart?
(site) means a place. Where is the site for the new library?
12. (do) means to perform. I will do my duty.
(due) means owed. Pay the devil his due.
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Post Commentyellow rose
On June 1, 2011 at 11:59 am
valuable information…
mphsglo
On June 1, 2011 at 12:02 pm
I suppose there are so many difficulties, because of the different cultures that make up the language. A lot of our words originate in other countries.
Dreamy777
On June 1, 2011 at 12:37 pm
nice work
vijayanths
On June 1, 2011 at 1:04 pm
good info.
arohi1988
On June 1, 2011 at 1:32 pm
informative for an error free sentence writing.
Guy Hogan
On June 1, 2011 at 3:45 pm
I am so glad that english is my first language. I have enough trouble with it as it is.
sloanie
On June 1, 2011 at 6:37 pm
This is an excellent article and explains exactly why I
make many of my spelling errors.
English, it’s all Double-Dutch to me!!
LCM Linda
On June 1, 2011 at 9:41 pm
I made a similar mistake not long ago and was teased by a reader. We have to be very careful with this kind of similar words. Thanks!
AWritingSighting
On June 1, 2011 at 10:11 pm
English is not phonetic as your examples show. How about weigh,way,whey?
aprilsong
On June 1, 2011 at 10:50 pm
thanks for your explanation, it is very helpful to me.
lapasan
On June 2, 2011 at 1:25 am
English is a difficult language to learn to non-native speakers. Spanish would have been easier for me to learn and master if i were raised to learn that language rather than English.
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Anuradha Ramkumar
On June 2, 2011 at 8:35 am
Thnx for these important English lessons.
Ruby Hawk
On June 2, 2011 at 4:00 pm
very good information, those of us who speak English sometimes get these words confused.
PR Mace
On June 2, 2011 at 11:32 pm
Never thought about it in these terms. But then I have the same problem with Spanish.
Ebbin Jose
On June 7, 2011 at 2:05 am
Good share