tailieunhanh - Những từ dễ nhầm lẫn trong tiếng anh 9

Tham khảo tài liệu 'những từ dễ nhầm lẫn trong tiếng anh 9', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | SECRETARY scissors Scotch Scots or Scottish Use SCOTCH only in such phrases as SCOTCH broth SCOTCH whisky SCOTCH eggs SCOTCH mist and so on. When referring to the people of Scotland call them the SCOTS or the SCOTTISH. The term SCOTCH can cause offence. The words SCOTS is often used in connection with aspects of language He has a strong SCOTS accent. The SCOTS language is quite distinct from English. What is the SCOTS word for small We also talk about SCOTS law being different from English law. In connection with people we have the rather formal terms Scotsman Scotsmen and Scotswoman Scotswomen. Remember also the Scots Guards. SCOTTISH is used rather more generally to refer to aspects of landscape and culture SCOTTISH history SCOTTISH dancing SCOTTISH traditions SCOTTISH universities the SCOTTISH Highlands search seasonable or seasonal SEASONABLE normal for the time of year SEASONABLE weather SEASONAL happening at a particular season SEASONAL employment secretary singular secretaries plural not secer- See PLURALS Hi . 179 SEIZE seize not -ie- an exception to the EI IE SPELLING rule self singular selves plural See PLURALS v . Sellophane Wrong spelling. See CELLOPHANE. Sellotape not cellotape semicolons Semicolons have two functions i They can replace a full stop by joining two related sentences. Ian is Scottish. His wife is Irish. Ian is Scottish his wife is Irish. ii They can replace the commas in a list which separate items. Semicolons are particularly useful with longer items where commas might be needed for other reasons. Emily has bought some lovely things for her new flat five huge brightly coloured floor cushions some woven throws in neutral colours and of wonderful textures an Afghan rug a brilliant blue glass vase and a wine-rack very elegant shaped like two Ss on their backs. sensual or sensuous SENSUAL appealing to the body especially through food drink and sex SENSUOUS appealing to the senses aesthetically especially through music poetry art sentence not