words comparison Flashcards
refuse, reject or deny?
Refuse + noun or verb:
● I refused the job.
● I refuse to work.
Reject + noun
● They rejected my job application.
Deny means to tell that you didn’t do something you are blamed for. Also deny means not letting someone have something. Deny + gerund or noun:
● I denied breaking the window (They say I broke the window but I clame that I actually didn’t).
● His application was denied (They didn’t let his application to be considered).
staff or stuff?
/stæf/ or /stʌf/
Staff - the group of people who work for an organization:
● The staff are not very happy about the latest pay increase.
● There are over a hundred staff in the company.
● She thanked the staff for their dedication and enthusiasm.
Stuff - things that someone says or does, when you are referring to them in a general way without saying exactly what they are:
● We did some really interesting stuff today.
● Do you want help bringing your stuff in from the van?
● I love milk - I drink gallons of the stuff.
recipe, receipt or prescription?
/ˈres.ə.pi/
/rɪˈsiːt/
/prɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/
Recipe - a set of instructions telling you how to prepare and cook food, including a list of what food is needed for this:
● Do you know a good recipe for wholemeal bread?
● You’ll need a can of tuna for this recipe.
Also you can say recipe as a medical prescription, but usually they say prescription - is the piece of paper on which your doctor writes an order for medicine and which you give to a chemist or pharmacist to get the medicine:
● These drugs are only available on prescription (= with a prescription from a doctor).
● I was given the wrong tablets when the chemist misread my prescription.
Receipt - a piece of paper that you get from someone as proof that they have received money or goods from you:
● Make sure you are given a receipt for everything you buy.
● If you’ve got your receipt you can usually exchange the goods.
at the end (beginning) or in the end (beginning)?
at the end - with specific time:
● At the end of the movie the lights of the room were turned on.
● At the end of the class she suddenly stood up and left.
● At the beginning of this song the woman sings about difficulties of the life.
in the end - without specific time:
● I thought they were my friends but in the end they turned out to be assholes.
● She lived a really healthy life but in the end she died of a heart attack.
● In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth.
