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Common Mistakes and Confusing Words

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Bhowmik:
Mr. Shadeed,
Your confusion on the use of all right & alright has already been explained above. Read all my posts carefully. 

Bhowmik:
any one vs anyone    

Any one means any single person or thing out of a group of people or things.

For example:-

I can recommend any one of the books on this site.

Anyone means any person. It's always written as one word.

For example:-

Did anyone see that UFO?

Bhowmik:

apart vs a part    

Apart (adv) separated by distance or time.

For example: I always feel so lonely when we're apart.

A part(noun) a piece of something that forms the whole of something.

For example: They made me feel like I was a part of the family.

Bhowmik:
astrology vs astronomy    

Astrology (n) The study of the movements and positions of the sun, moon, planets and stars, and the skill of describing the expected effect that some people believe these have on the character and behaviour of humans.

For example: I always look at my horoscope in the newspaper, but I don't really believe in astrology.

Astronomy (n) The scientific study of the universe and of objects which exist naturally in space, such as the moon, the sun, planets and stars.

For example: The Sky at Night is a monthly television programme on astronomy produced by the BBC.

shamsi:
Dear Swapan,

You are really doing something helpful.Please discuss about the words like:'some,many,few and much' on which I have found many of the students to have confusions.

Regards

Shamsi

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