... areas
which uses bacteria
to aid
decomposition
(SEPTIC
drainage,
a
SEPTIC
tank).
schedule
scheme
1 78
SCARCELY
resistance
reson
Wrong spelling.
See
REASON.
resonable
Wrong spelling.
See
REASONABLE.
responsibility
(not
... 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
f...
... (here seen
as a
crowd
of
single
people)
were
divided (plural)
in
their (plural)
response.
188
SLAIN
site
See
CITE,
SIGHT
OR
SITE?.
siting
or
sitting?
site
+ ing =
siting
sit + ing ... if'.
You
look
as
if
you've
seen
a
ghost.
Her
hair
was
like silk.
Compare
METAPHOR.
186
SINGULAR
OR
PLURAL?
(ii)
'Either
.or'
and
'neither
.nor&apo...
... War
( 180 8- 181 4)
was
fought
on
the
Iberian
PENINSULA
between
the
French
and the
British.
Note
It may be
useful
in a
quiz
to
know that
the
P&O
shipping line
was in
183 7
... Peninsular Steam
Navigation
Company
(it
operated between Britain
and
the
Iberian Peninsula).
In
184 0, when
its
operation
was
extended
to
Egypt,
it
became
the
Peninsular
and
Or...
... repulsive?
Both
words mean
'causing
disgust
or
aversion'.
REPULSIVE,
however,
is the
stronger
of the
two;
it
has the
sense
of
causing
'intense
disgust',
even
horror
... now.
She
SEWED
my
daughter's christening
gown
by
hand.
She
has
SEWN
all her
life.
182
SERGEANT
SHAMING
OR
SHAMMING?
The
best time
to SOW
broad beans
is in the
autumn.
He's
... shamming?
shame
+ ing =
shaming
sham
+ ing =
shamming
See
ADDING ENDINGS
(i) and
(ii).
183
SECRETARY
scissors
Scotch,
Scots
or
Scottish?
Use
SCOTCH only
in
such phrases
as
S...
... in Baltimore.
YOURE (đại từ + động từ) - Viết tắt của you + are.
Ví dụ:
Youre going to enjoy the panorama from the top of the hill.
Các từ có điểm giống nhau dễ nhầm lẫn.
ACCEPT (v) : chấp nhận.
Ví ... với danh từ không đếm đợc).
A large quantity of sand was removed before the archeologists found the prehistoric animal bones.
AMONG (giới từ) : Chỉ ra mối quan hệ trong (hoặc...