10 Pairs Of False Synonyms In English
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Many non-native and native English speakers get really confused with some words which for some reason are considered to be synonyms. Let’s find out what these “false synonyms” truly mean.
CV & Resume
A CV is a detailed summary of your qualifications and skills.
A resume is a short summary of your skills.
Advice & Advise
Advice is a noun of the verb “advise”.
Advise means to give somebody an idea that is considered to be the best way of solving a problem.
Historic & Historical
Historic is an important event or person regardless of any time.
Historical is an adjective that refers to some past events.
Among & Between
Among is a preposition that refers to the things that are not particularly named.
Between is a preposition that is used with the items that are specifically mentioned.
Jam & Jelly
Jam is made of whole fruits.
Jelly is made of fruit juice.
Tablet & Pill
A tablet is a compressed medical powder in a particular shape.
A pill is an oval capsule that has medical powder inside.
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Great Britain & United Kingdom
Great Britain includes England, Scotland and Wales.
The United Kingdom includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Tortoise & Turtle
A tortoise is a big animal that dwells on the land.
A turtle can be different in size and spends most of its life in water.
Emoticons & Emojis
Emoticons are the signs you can type to express emotions in chats.
Emojis are graphic images installed in a particular section of the digital keyboard.
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