どっちを使う？間違えやすい英語ーMore Often Confused Words

Hi everyone,

Let’s take a look at some more easily and often confused words…

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Hear or Listen?

“To hear” means to experience sound. For example: I hear the rooster crowing every day.

“To listen” means to employ the power to hear. For example: Listen to the water dripping off the roof.

Hear

The verb “to hear” means to be aware of sound through the ears. For example: I heard a the man walk down the street; My grandma can’t hear much anymore.

Listen

The verb “to listen” means to purposely apply the ability to hear or to pay attention to a sound. “To listen” is usually followed by “to” or “for.” For example: Listen to the girl sing; The cat listens for the mouse; Do you listen to online lectures?

Many or Much?

Use “many” with a plural noun.

For example: Do you have many pencils? (“Pencils” is a plural noun.)

Use “much” with a singular noun.

For example: Do you have much money? (“Money” is a singular noun.)

The words “much” and “many” are most often used in questions or negative statements.

For example:

Will you need much help?(Question)
You will not need much sleep.(Negative statement)
How many sheep are there?(Question)
You do not have many sharp knives.(Negative statement)

For positive statements, the words “much” and “many” are mostly used with terms like “as,” “so,” and “too.”

For example:

You have as many pens as me.
You have so many cats.
I have too CDs to catalog.
I have so much money.

Advise or Advice?

-Advise is a verb which means “to give advice” or “to notify.”

For example:

Please advise me.
I need you to advise me. (Please give me advice. I need your advice).
I advised him I was leaving (I notified him I was leaving).

-Advice is a noun which means “help” or “a recommendation for a useful way to do things.”

For example:

It would be good to give her some advice. He needs her advice.

They are pronounced differently too…

Advise sounds like “size”.

Advice sounds like “dice”.

I hope some of these guides are useful for you, everyone stay safe and have a good February!

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長く日英翻訳に携わっており、どうすれば英語として自然かをうまく説明できる人気の講師！間違うことを恐れず、まずは書くことが大切であるというのをポリシーにしています。座右の銘は「Never be afraid to always try new things and places, and enjoy life to its fullest.」