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by: Professor H. E. Colby
Spanish and English Confusing Words
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•Why Spanish / English Confusing Pairs •3 Falsos Amigos – Spanish/English Confusing Pairs •Why English Confusing Word Pairs •3 English Confusing Word Pairs •Learn more English Confusing Pairs
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Spanish and English Confusion
•English has significant Latin root words in common with Spanish. •These Latin words have similar spellings. •However, the meaning of these words changed over time.
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Falsos Amigos between Spanish and English/1
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Spanish Falso Amigo ATENDER
English Translation To pay attention, take care of something
ATENDER - ATTEND
English Look Alike ATTEND
Spanish Translation Asistir (a)
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Spanish Falso Amigo LECTURA
English Translation Reading
LECTURA - LECTURE
English Look Alike LECTURE
Spanish Translation Conferencia, charla
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Spanish Falso Amigo SOPORTAR
English Translation To tolerate
SOPORTAR - SUPPORT
English Look Alike SUPPORT
Spanish Translation Apoyar
4 Types Confusing English Pairs/1 •Homographs: same spelling as another word, but different sound and meaning. (bass (loud, deep sound)– bass (fish) •Homonym: sounds like another word, same or different spelling. (pair (fruit) – pair (couple) / fair (county fair) – fair (just)
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4 Types Confusing English Pairs/2 •Heteronym: different sound, but same spelling as another word. (tear (in eye) – tear (to rip, like paper) •Homophone: sounds like another word, but different spelling. (pair (fruit) – pair (couple)
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ALLUSION An indirect reference
ALLUSION- ILLUSION
ILLUSION A false reality
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EMIGRATE To exit one country to live in another
EMIGRATE- IMMIGRATE
IMMIGRATE To enter a new country to live
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QUOTE To cite
QUOTE- QUOTATION
QUOTATION A citation or act of citing
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