вторник, 30 ноября 2021 г.

fellow vs furlough vs follow

 fellow

/ˈfɛləʊ/

  • a man or boy. (noun, informal)

"he was an extremely obliging fellow"

  • a person in the same position, involved in the same activity, or otherwise associated with another.

"he was learning with a rapidity unique among his fellows"

  • sharing a particular activity, quality, or condition with someone or something. (adjective)

"they urged the troops not to fire on their fellow citizens"


furlough

/ˈfəːləʊ/

  • leave of absence, especially that granted to a member of the services or a missionary. (noun)

"a civil servant home on furlough"

  • grant leave of absence to. (verb, US)


follow

/ˈfɒləʊ/

  • go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind. (verb)

"she went back into the house, and Ben followed her"

  • come after in time or order.

"the six years that followed his restoration"



четверг, 10 июня 2021 г.

discernible

discernible -  /dɪˈsəːnɪb(ə)l/ - видимый, различимый; заметный

  • There is no discernible difference between as if and as though.
  • Sometimes things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause.

среда, 19 мая 2021 г.

i.e. vs e.g

Аббревиатуры i.e. и  e.g. имеют латинское происхождение.

i.e. = id est - то есть

В английском языке заменяет that is.

  • Phonological variation affects the inventory of phonemes (i.e. speech sounds that distinguish meaning), and phonetic variation consists in differences in pronunciation of the phonemes.

e.g. = exempli gratia - например.

В английском языке заменяет for example.

  • Regularisation of irregular forms also slowly continues (e.g. dreamed instead of dreamt), and analytical alternatives to inflectional forms are becoming more common (e.g. more polite instead of politer).