I would accept…except?
A bride whisper to her groom, “Dear, I proudly accept all our promises in holly matrimony, except one...I don’t want to deliver a baby.”
“So?” said the groom. What for we get married?
Stare at those two bold words – accept and except, how do pronounce them? Maybe some of us can do it well but some can’t. Accept and except are one example of troublesome words, especially in pronunciation. Here are some rest of troublesome words and their meanings.
| Accept or Except | |
| Accept | (v) agree to take sth offered, say yes to…: I proudly accept all our promises |
| Except | (prep) meaning all, but other than: Everyone like swimming except Tina |
| Affect or Effect | |
| Affect | (v) to influence: Will lack of sleep affect your game? |
| Effect | (n) result or consequence: Will lack of sleep have an effect on your game? (v) to bring about, to accomplish: Our efforts have effected a major change in university policy |
| Advise or Advice | |
| Advise | (v) to recommend, suggest, or counsel: I advise you to be cautious. |
| Advice | (n) an opinion or recommendation about what could or should be done: I'd like to ask for your advice on this matter. |
| Conscious or Conscience | |
| Conscious | (adj) awake, perceiving: Despite a head injury, the patient remained conscious. |
| Conscience | (n) the sense of obligation to be good: Chris wouldn't cheat because his conscience wouldn't let him. |
| Idea or Ideal | |
| Idea | (n) a thought, belief, or conception held in the mind, or a general notion or conception formed by generalization: Jennifer had a brilliant idea -- she'd go to the Writing Lab for help with her papers! |
| Ideal | (n) something or someone that embodies perfection, or an ultimate object or endeavor: Mickey was the ideal for tutors everywhere. (adj) embodying an ultimate standard of excellence or perfection, or the best; Jennifer was an ideal student. |
| Its or It’ | |
| Its | (adj) possessive adjective of the pronoun it): The crab had an unusual growth on its shell. |
| It’s | contraction for it is or it has (in a verb phrase): It's still raining; it's been raining for three days. |
| Then or Than | |
| Than | 1. used in comparison statements: He is richer than I. 2. used in statements of preference: I would rather dance than eat. 3. used to suggest quantities beyond a specified amount: Read more than the first paragraph. |
| Then | 1. a time other than now: He was younger then. She will start her new job then. 2. next in time, space, or order: First we must study; then we can play. 3. suggesting a logical conclusion: If you've studied hard, then the exam should be no problem. |
| Their, There, or They’re | |
| Their | possessive pronoun: They got their books. |
| There | that place: My house is over there. (This is a place word, and so it contains the word here.) |
| They’re | contraction for they are: They're making dinner. (Pronouns have apostrophes only when two words are being shortened into one.) |
| To, Too, or Two | |
| To | preposition, or first part of the infinitive form of a verb: They went to the lake to swim. |
| Too | very, also: I was too tired to continue. I was hungry, too |
| Two | the number 2: Two students scored below passing on the exam. |
Tips: So, take your natural audio-visual (red: mouth and ears) and try to pronounce them slowly and then make it fast…and feel the difference.
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