Saturday, 3 March 2018

Words From The Same Family - Differ v Different



Differ (verb) - not the same when compared to sth or someone else in one (or more than one) way.

  • The twins may look identical (= exactly the same or very similar), but they differ in everything else.
  • Matthew's views (= opinion) on marriage differs greatly from those of his parents.



Different (adj) - not the same.

  • Randy finds dining at different restaurants every week fun and exciting.
  • Alex is very different now that he's started working.
  • Freedom means different things to different people.


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