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Re: Common Errors in English - 10-08-2008, 02:12 AM
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can anyone explain me that thin difference between "lethal" and "fatal"

yeah i checked the dictionary but i find that these words are used interchangingly in some books

so please throw some light
Hey,

It actually has straight forward meanings in most dictionaries.

Lethal means to use deadly force.
The hijacking ended with the special forces using lethal force.
Lethal force, in this context, would mean the special forces using weapons without restraint.

Fatal means bringing death.
The bullet wound was fatal.
Fatal here means the bullet wound caused death.

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Re: Common Errors in English - 16-08-2008, 09:35 PM
Silence is the best conversation between two friends but when I have doubts how can I keep quiet or quite:confused:

Whats the difference between inspire and aspire??Both have the same meaning??
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Re: Common Errors in English - 16-08-2008, 10:29 PM
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can anyone explain me that thin difference between "lethal" and "fatal"

yeah i checked the dictionary but i find that these words are used interchangingly in some books

so please throw some light
How I use it is when something has a potential to harm...i use lethal. Eg. The gun he carried was lethal.

When something has already caused harm, I use fatal. Eg. The injection proved to be fatal.

Fatal signifies a finality.

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Re: Common Errors in English - 17-08-2008, 12:42 AM
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Silence is the best conversation between two friends but when I have doubts how can I keep quiet or quite:confused:

Whats the difference between inspire and aspire??Both have the same meaning??
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If you were serious about those questions, then:

1. You can never keep "quite" because quite means completely or really and quiet obviously means to keep quiet if being used in the verb form.

2. Inspire means to inspire someone/thing in it's verb form, it could also mean "inhale" in archaic terms but that's not really important.
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Re: Common Errors in English - 17-08-2008, 01:08 AM
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can anyone explain me that thin difference between "lethal" and "fatal"

yeah i checked the dictionary but i find that these words are used interchangingly in some books

so please throw some light
most of the ppl here hav givn a very sound difference betn the two words....but i had made a terribl mistake of interpretin FATAL as DEADLY (which is the more popular meaning) in one of the mocks...
the root word here is fate, which means destiny....and hence fatal also means 'predetermined' and not jus death

"The fatal shot played by tendulkar got him out"
here the word means predetermined rather than deadly.

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Re: Common Errors in English - 17-08-2008, 12:34 PM
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Silence is the best conversation between two friends but when I have doubts how can I keep quiet or quite:confused:

Whats the difference between inspire and aspire??Both have the same meaning??
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Quiet is when u keep mum. That is when you dont speak. whereas quite is smthing 'very'. For eg. She looks quite beautiful when she is quiet.

Inspire is the process of inhalation. It may also be an 'inspiration' or 'prerna' as they say in hindi.
Aspire is to aim ambitiously. For eg. to aspire to be an MBA.

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Re: Common Errors in English - 21-08-2008, 10:40 AM
What is the difference between "Apology" and "Sorry". Where and how to use both of these words effectively?

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Re: Common Errors in English - 21-08-2008, 06:24 PM
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What is the difference between "Apology" and "Sorry".
my perception is that APOLOGY means "an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone. like 'i aplogised for being late'
nd SORRY means"an expression of regret or sorrow over something done or undone.or an exclamation indicating apology.
"he felt sorry after break-up with his GF"

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Re: Diff bet stealing and robbing - pg 3 - 26-08-2008, 05:18 PM
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Do you know what is the difference between robbing and stealing??

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Re: Diff bet stealing and robbing - pg 3 - 26-08-2008, 05:40 PM
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Hi Puys...

Its good to be back on PG...

Do you know what is the difference between robbing and stealing??
the objects of the two words differ...does it sound greek and latin?? lol...

u rob a person of his valuables
whereas u steal valuables from a person.

hope this clarifies yr doubt...:-)

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