Tuesday, 26 July 2016

Words From The Same Family - Differ v Different



Different (adj)
1.   not the same
Ø     Sam’s different now that he’s started working.
Ø     Despite being twins, Hailey and Sally are completely  different from each other.
Ø     We’re visiting a different museum this week.

2.   used to indicate someone or something is unusual, unique
Ø     We sell 30 different flavours of ice-cream.
Ø     Taiwan has its own way of preparing their noodles, which  is different from that of Hong Kong.


Differ (verb)
1.  To be not the same like someone or something else, either physically or in some other way.
Ø     They may be siblings, but they differ in temperament.
Ø     The findings from the various universities differ significantly (= a lot).

2.  To disagree
Ø     While our opinions may differ on many levels, we still work very well together.

Ø     I beg to differ with you on how we should handle the  situation.

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