Saturday, 6 September 2014

Confused and Misused Words - Intense V Intensive


Intense (adj)   
1.          very strong
·        Many people recently fell sick from the intense heat.
·        John suddenly felt an intense pain in his back and groaned loudly.
2.          very serious (for people)
·         Ashley’s very intense for a teenager. It’s no wonder she takes everything so seriously.


Intensive (adj) – involving a lot of effort or activity in a short span of time

  • After 3 months of intensive Mandarin lessons, I was ready to take a break.
  • In a desperate attempt to lose weight, Sam signed up for an intensive weight loss program.

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