How and when to use what? (EXPLAINABLE vs EXPLICABLE)

Born vs. Borne
Note: these two words sound the same and are spelled almost the same (until the very end). Yet, their meanings are far different.
Born means to be brought forth by birth.
Example: We don''t know when he was born, so we don''t know how old he is.
Borne is a form of the verb bear, and it means to be carried by something or to endure something.
Examples: Many people are concerned about food-borne diseases. Her burdens are too heavy to be borne alone.
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Can vs. May
If you''re speaking or writing informally, don''t worry about it. These days, nobody else does. But in formal English, the distinction between can and may still matters.
Can refers to ability, to being physically or mentally able to do something.
Examples: I can dance well. I can speak French.
May refers to permission, to being permitted to do something.
Example: I may work at home occasionally as long as I have no meetings scheduled and clear it with my boss.
Complementary vs. Complimentary
Say there''s a new store opening in town, and the first 10 customers are going to receive free tickets to a basketball game. Are they complementary tickets or complimentary ones? These two words are very easily mistaken!
Complementary means to fill out, complete, or make perfect.
Example: Jack Sprat and his wife were complementary because, together, they licked the platter clean.
Complimentary means to express praise--and it also means to give away as a courtesy.
Example: The store''s first 10 customers will receive complimentary tickets.
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Datum vs. Data
Strictly speaking, datum is a singular noun meaning a piece of factual information. Data is the the plural form. Both words are of Latin origin.
Note: If you''re writing for an academic audience, particularly in the sciences, data takes a plural verb.
Example: The data are persuasive.
All the rest of the time and for all the rest of your audiences, my advice is to go with the flow and treat data" as a singular noun.
Example: The data is persuasive.
Go with the flow? Agenda was once a plural noun, and so was opera. But no one writes an agendum for a meeting anymore or goes to an operum. Language changes over time (despite all that grammar trappers do to stem the tide), and, where datum is concerned, the change is occurring.
Diffuse vs. Defuse
Diffuse is most commonly an adjective. It means widely spread, scattered, or dispersed.
Examples:
The issues are too diffuse to be addressed easily.
The diffuse manuscript was almost impossible to e***.
Defuse is a verb, and it means to lessen tension or make something less dangerous. Think defusing a bomb, and you''ll get it.
Examples:
The mediator attempted to defuse the situation.
Heated issues must be defused before they can be resolved.

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Discrete vs. Discreet
Two adjectives pronounced the same and, save for the transposition of two measly letters, spelled the same, too. This increases the risk that you?Tll use one when you mean the other.
Discrete means separate, distinct, or individual.
Example: They worked as discrete individuals with their own agendas rather than as a team.
Discreet, on the other hand, means to be prudent or show good judgment, to have, well, discretion.
Example: I?Tm too discreet to mention which of my colleagues got these two words mixed up.
Farther vs. Further
These two words are commonly used interchangeably, but there is a difference between them.
Farther refers to physical or geographic distance.
Example: The apartment I want is farther from my office.
Further is more abstract. It refers to time or degree or quantity. It''s another way of saying ad***ional.
Examples:
I have to look further into the question of moving farther from my office.
There was no further discussion.
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hì hì những cái chú CXR post quả là thú vị đúng ko, nó kiểu như là "right words, wrong words" ý, nhiều khi mình ko để ý cứ tưởng là giống nhau nhưng lại vẫn có những điểm khác nhau nếu phân tích kỹ. Britney sẽ post theo kiểu hơi khác 1 chút nhé, nó là 2 từ dường như it liên quan gì đến nhau về ý nghĩa, nhưng lại có cách phát âm giống hệt nhau.
IDLE vs IDOL
Idle
1. (adj) sb who is idle is lazy.
Ex: It''''s not true that they are a brunch of idle layabouts. They want to work.
2. (adj) A machine or a factory that is ilde is not in use.
India has 14 idle aircraft on the ground.
Idol
1. (noun) Idol is somebody who is greatly admired or loved by the public.
Ex: Hollywood idol Robert De Nero is to star as a real mafia God Father.
2. (noun) An idol is a statue that is worshipped by people who think it is a God.
Ex: Jack, painted and garlanded, sat there like an idol.
The two words are pronounced exactly the same.

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Each other vs. One another
The difference here is really a simple one.
Use each other if only two individuals are involved.
Example: John and his sister often tease each other.
Use one another if more than two individuals are involved.
Example: The group decided to use two-way videoconferencing so that the participants could see as well as hear one another.
(feel) badly vs. (feel) bad
Badly is an adverb; it modifies a verb. Bad is an adjective; it modifies a noun. Both words can correctly complete a sentence that starts "I feel" - depending on what you mean.
Example: I feel badly.
This sentence addresses your ability to feel. Maybe your ability to feel is limited because your hands are physically numb. Maybe you''re just a cold fish and thus emotionally numb. The verb is "feel". The adverb is badly.
The odds of needing to say this are slim to nil.
Example: I feel bad.
This sentence addresses your health or mood. It''s a short way of saying that you''re in bad health or in a bad mood. The understood nouns are health and mood. The adjective is bad.
Probably because sentences like "I write bad" and "I sing bad" are incorrect, some people shy away from saying they "feel bad". But they shouldn''t.
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CONTINUANCE vs CONTINUATION
Both of these words mean ?othe act or fact of continuing,? but only continuance is used to refer to the duration of a state or con***ion, as in his continuance in office.
Continuation applies especially to prolongation or resumption of action (a continuation of the meeting) or to physical extension (the continuation of the street).
The continuation of a story is that part of the story following a break in its narration.
Được britneybritney sửa chữa / chuyển vào 12:48 ngày 30/08/2003

BESIDES vs BESIDE
Some people argue that these two words should be kept distinct when they are used as prepositions. By this thinking, you should use beside only to mean â?oat the side of,â?
Ex: There was no one in the seat beside me.
For the meanings â?oin ad***ion toâ? and â?oexcept forâ? you should use besides.
Ex: Besides replacing the back stairs, he fixed the broken bannister.
No one besides Smitty would say a thing like that.
But this distinction is often ignored by widely respected writers. While itâ?Ts true that besides can never mean â?oat the side of,â? you will often see beside used in place of besides in print. Watch out for ambiguity when using beside in this way. The sentence There was no one beside me at the table could mean that you had the table to yourself or that the seats next to you were not occupied. (confusing huh )
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Hone vs. Home (in on)
Ears can deceive, and they have deceived some folks when it comes to the phrase hone/home in on. It''s home in on, folks.
Hone is a verb meaning to sharpen, smooth, or make more effective.
Examples: She wants to hone the knife to a razor''s edge. He honed his words until they said just enough and no more.
Home is a verb meaning to go home or to proceed directly towards an objective. Think homing pigeon.
Examples: We should all try to home in on what our audience wants or needs when we plan educational programs. He homed in on the doughnuts as if he hadn''t eaten in a week.
Insure vs. Ensure vs. Assure
A tricky one! Tricky enough that only the pickiest among us still worry about the distinctions, especially between the first two words.
Strictly speaking -- very strictly speaking -- insure should be reserved for financial matters, when you''re talking about insurance, about payment in the event of loss or harm.
Example: I have to find a company that will insure my house.
Ensure, then, is what you use when you''re talking about how to make something sure or certain.
Example: It''s the e***or''s job to ensure that every citation in this article is verified right before publication.
And assure? That''s what you use when you''re trying to give people confidence, when you''re trying to reassure them.
Example: I assure you that it''s safe.
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COUNCIL vs COUNSEL vs CONSUL
Council, counsel, and consul are never interchangeable as such, though their meanings are related.
Council:
- Council (countable noun) is a group of people elected to run a town or other area.
Ex: People are eligible to vote for new local and district council.
- A council is a group of poeple who give advice or infomation about a particular subject. When "council" is used in this way, it is usually modified.
Ex: She is a member of the National Council on the Arts.
- Council (adj): you rent a council house from your local council.
Ex: Home was a coucil house when mum and dad live to this day.
Counsel:
- Counsel (UNcountable noun) is wise advice, formal use.
Ex: Sara was solicituous and offered counsel as how to best deal with it.
- counsel (verb)
+ to COUNSEL sb to do sth means to advise them to do it, a formal use.
Ex: It is appropriate, I think, for him to counsel her not to drive that fast.
+ If you cousel people, you talk to them about their problems, usually because it''s your job to do so.
Ex: Dr. David Lewis says he has had to counsel couples whose relationships have been ruined by jealousy.
Consul
Consul denotes an officer in the foreign service of a country. (lanh~ su*. in Vietnamese)
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