Пропонуємо до Вашої уваги картки керівниці Центру правничої лінгвістики Людмили Колодник, які покликані пояснити основні помилки, пов’язані зі словами, які часто плутають.

Отже, у чому різниця між наступними словами?!

Like vs. Such As 

Use like when you’re comparing two alike things. Use such as when you’re giving an example of something.

Correct: Like any other reasonable person, he did what he was supposed to do. You can find crime-related datasets, such as crime-related polls and surveys, on this website.

Specially vs. Especially 

Use specially to indicate a specific purpose. Use especially to indicate an exceptional quality.

Correct: He made this arrangement specially for this occasion. He did especially well on the bar exam.

Historic vs. Historical

Use historic to refer to an important event. Use historical to refer to something that happened in the past.

Correct: This is a historic occasion. The historical records show that the plaintiff has a history of non-compliance.

Advice vs. Advise

Advice is a noun. Advise is a verb. 

Correct: To advise people is to give them advice.

Elicit vs. Illicit

Elicit is a verb meaning “to bring about something.” Illicit is an adjective indicating that something is illegal.

Correct: The police couldn’t elicit a word from the suspect. The company’s CFO knew the business transaction was illicit, but he went through with it anyway.

Principal vs. Principle

The word principal refers to the main participant or the highest-ranked person. The word principle refers to a fundamental truth.

Correct: When it comes to criminal law, a principal is the person primarily responsible for the

criminal offense. One basic principle of criminal law is the presumption of innocence.

Emigrate vs. Immigrate

These words are often used interchangeably, but they are opposites. The word emigrate means “to permanently leave a country” and precedes the preposition from. The word immigrate means “to move permanently to a country” and precedes the preposition to.

Correct: Hiroto emigrated from Japan to the United States. Hiroto immigrated to the United States from Japan.