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by: Professor H. E. Colby
Portuguese and English Confusing Words
AGENDA
•Why Portuguese / English Confusing Pairs
•3 Falsos Cognatos– Portuguese/English Confusing Pairs
•Why English Confusing Word Pairs
•3 English Confusing Word Pairs
•Learn more English Confusing Pairs
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Portuguese and English Confusion
•English has significant Latin root words in common with Portuguese .
•These Latin words have similar spellings.
•However, the meaning of these words changed over time.
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Falsos Cognatos between Portuguese and English/1
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Portuguese FalsoCognato
ANTECIPAR
English Translation
To bring/move forward
ANTECIPAR - ANTICIPATE
English Look Alike
ANTICIPATE
Portuguese Translation
Prever, Aguardar
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Portuguese FalsoCognato
CARTÃO
English Translation
Card
CARTÃO - CARTON
English Look Alike
CARTON
Portuguese Translation
Caixa de papelão
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Portuguese FalsoCognato
DIVERSÃO
English Translation
Amusement, fun
DIVERSÃO - DIVERSION
English Look Alike
DIVERSION
Portuguese Translation
Desvio
4 Types Confusing English Pairs/1
•Homographs: same spelling as another word, but different
sound and meaning. (bass (loud, deep sound)– bass (fish)
•Homonym: sounds like another word, same or different spelling.(pair (fruit) – pair (couple) / fair (county fair) – fair (just)
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4 Types Confusing English Pairs/2
•Heteronym: different sound, but same spelling as anotherword.
(tear (in eye) – tear (to rip, like paper)
•Homophone: sounds like another word, but different spelling.(pair (fruit) – pair (couple)
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ALLUSION
An indirect reference
ALLUSION- ILLUSION
ILLUSION
A false reality
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ITS
Of or belonging to it (possessive pronoun)
ITS- IT’S
IT’S
It is (a contraction)
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QUOTE
To cite
QUOTE- QUOTATION
QUOTATION
A citation or act of citing
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