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[wptabcontent]465  Many and Much.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] (a) Many.
Don't say:  My  brother hasn't much  books.
Say:  My  brother hasn't many books.
(b)  Much.
Don't say: Is there many dust in the room?
Say: Is there much dust in the room?
Use many with plural nouns: many books or many boys. Use much with
 uncountable nouns: much water or much bread.
Note: In affirmative sentences many and much are generally replaced
 by a lot (of), a great deal (of), plenty (of), a good deal (of), a good
 many (of), a great number (of), a large quantity (of), etc. [/wptabcontent]


[wptabcontent]466  Few and A Few.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] (a) Few.
Don't say: Although the question was easy, a few boys were able to answer it.
Say: Although the question was easy, few boys were able to answer it.
(b) A few.
Don't say:  Although the  question was  difficult, few boys were able to answer it.
Say:. Although the  question was difficult, a few boys were able to answer it.
Few means not many and emphasises the smallness of the number it is
 distinguished from a few, which means at least some.
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[wptabcontent]467  Little and A little.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] (a) Little.
Don't say: He took a little exercise  and wasn't
very  fit.
Say: He took little exercise and wasn't very fit.
(b) A little.
Don't say:  She took little exercise and  felt much
better.
Say:  She took a little exercise and felt much better.
Little means not much and emphasises the smallness of the amount. 
It's distinguished from a little which means at least some. [/wptabcontent]

[wptabcontent]468 Each and Every.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] (a) Each.
Don't say: She gave an apple to every of the children.
Say: She gave an apple to each of the children.
(b) Every.
Don't say: Each child had an apple.
Say: Every child had an apple.
Use each for one of two or more things, taken one by one. Never use every for two, but always 
for more than two things, taken as a group. Each is more individual and specific,
 but every is the more emphatic word.
Note: Each and every are always singular: Each (or every) one of the twenty boys has a book. [/wptabcontent]


[wptabcontent]469  His and Her.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] (a) His.
Don't say: John visits her aunt  every Sunday.
Say: John visits his aunt every Sunday,
(b)  Her.
Don't say: Ann visits his uncle every Sunday.
Say: Ann visits her uncle every Sunday.
In English, possessive adjectives (and pronouns) agree with the person who possesses,
 and not with the person or thing possessed When the possessor is masculine,
 use his, and when the possessor is feminine, use her. [/wptabcontent]


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470  Older (oldest) and Elder (eldest).[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] (a) Older,  Oldest.
Don't say: This girl is elder than that one.
This girl is the eldest of all
Say: This girl is older than that one .
This girl is the oldest of all.
(b) Elder, Eldest.
Don't say: My  older brother is  called John.
My oldest brother is not here.
Say: My elder brother is called John.
My eldest brother is not here.
Older and oldest are applied to both people and things, while elder and
eldest are applied to people only, and most frequently to related people.
Note: Elder can't be followed by than: Jane is older (not elder) than her sister. [/wptabcontent]


[wptabcontent]471  Interesting and Interested.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] (a) Interesting.
Don't say:  I've  read an  interested story.
Say: I've read an interesting story.
(b)  Interested.
Don't say: Are you interesting in  your work?
Say: Are you interested in your work?
Interesting refers to the thing which arouses interest, while 
interested refers to the person who takes an interest in the thing. [/wptabcontent]


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472  Wounded and Injured or Hurt.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: Jack was wounded in a car accident.
Say: Jack was injured in a car accident.

People are injured or hurt as a result of an accident or a fight, but people are
wounded in wars and battles. [/wptabcontent]


[wptabcontent]473 Farther and Further.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: Turn  the  page  for farther instructions.
Say:. Turn the page for further instructions.

Note: Use further to mean both greater distance and more of something. We only use farther
 for distances: I live a bit farther away than you. Don't use it to mean more.
 We use further for both meanings in modern English.
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[wptabcontent]474 A  for An.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: A animal, a orange, a hour.
Say: An animal, an orange, an hour.
Use an instead of a before a vowel or a silent h (as in hour, heir, honest). Before a long u
 or a syllable having the sound of you, we use a (not an); a union, a European (but an uncle).[/wptabcontent]


[wptabcontent]475  One for A  (n)[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: Adam found one  ring in  the street.
Say: Adam found a  ring in the street
Don't use the numeral one instead of the indefinite article a or an  Use one
only where the number is emphatic: He gave me one book instead of two. [/wptabcontent]


[wptabcontent]476  Some  for  Any.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] (a) Some.
Don't say:  Louis has got any milk.
Say: Louis has got some milk.
(b) Any.
Don't say: There  aren't  some  books  on  the  shelf.
Say:  There  aren't  any  books  on  the  shelf.
We usually use some for affirmative phrases: She's got some chicken, and any in negative
 and interrogative phrases: Ian hasn't bought any food today. Have you bought 
any food? We sometimes use some in questions: Would you like some soup? [/wptabcontent]


[wptabcontent]477  Less  for Fewer.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: They have less books than I have.
Say: They have fewer books than  I have.
Less denotes amount, quantity, value, or degree, fewer denotes number. We may
 have less water, less food, (ess money, less education, 
but fewer books, fewer letters, fewer friends.
Note; We say less than (five, six, etc.) pounds because the pounds
 are considered as a sum of money and not as a number of coins. [/wptabcontent]


[wptabcontent]ddd[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say:  Look at this dog across the street!
Say:  Look at that dog across the street!
This is used to indicate something physically close to the speaker. In the case 
of abstract things we use this for things which are most immediately present.
This is a lovely song! I'll help you do it this time. When we talk about more than 
one thing we use this for the closer or more immediate and that for the further away 
or more remote in time  If we're only talking about one thing we usually use that:
 What's that noise? That's a nice coat! Don't do that!
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[wptabcontent]479  Latter  for  Later.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: She got to  school latter than I did.
Say: She got to school later than I did.

Later refers to time. Latter refers to order and means the second of two
 things just mentioned: Alexandria and Cairo are large cities The latter has a
population of over a million. The opposite of tatter is former. [/wptabcontent]


[wptabcontent]480  Last for  Latter.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: Sir Walter Scott and Charles Dickens are both
 excellent writers, but 1 prefer the last.
Say:  Sir Walter Scott and Charles Dickens are both
 excellent writers, but I prefer the latter.
The latter means the second of two people or things 
which have been mentioned. The last refers
 to a series of more than two. [/wptabcontent]


[wptabcontent]481 Last  for Latest.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: What's the last news from the  Palace?
Say: What's the latest news from the Palace?

Latest is the last up to the present. Last is the final one: 
Z is the last letter of the alphabet. [/wptabcontent]


[wptabcontent]482  Small, Big for Young, Old.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: I'm two years  smaller than you.
She's three years bigger than me .
Say: I'm two years younger than you.
She's three years older than me .
If reference is to age, say young or old.
 Small and big usually refer to size:
He is big (or small) for his age.
Note: Great refers to the importance of a person or thing: 
Napoleon was a great man, Homer's Iliad is a great book.
 Use great with words like distance, height, length, depth:
 There is a great distance between the earth and the moon. 
Informally, use great to mean something nice or good: 
We watched a great concert last night. [/wptabcontent]


[wptabcontent]483  High  for Tall.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: My  elder brother is  six feet high.
Say: My elder brother is six feet tall.

We generally use tall with people, and it's the opposite of short.
 Use high when referring to trees, buildings, or mountains, and it's the opposite of low. [/wptabcontent]


[wptabcontent]484  Beautiful  for  Handsome  or  Good-looking.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: My  elder brother is  six feet high.
Say: My elder brother is six feet tall.
We generally use tall with people, and it's the opposite of short.
 Use high when referring to trees, buildings, or mountains, and it's the opposite of low. [/wptabcontent]


[wptabcontent]484  Beautiful  for  Handsome  or  Good-looking.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: He's grown into a  beautiful young man.
Say:  He's  grown  into  a  handsome  young  man.

We usually say that a man is handsome or good-looking,
 and that a woman is beautiful, lovely, good looking or pretty. [/wptabcontent]


[wptabcontent]485  Sick or Ill.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: He's been sick for over a  year.
Say: He's been ill for over a year.
To be ill means to be in bad health. To be sick means to vomit We sometimes
 use sick idiomatically to mean feeling ill. The smell made me sick.
Note: We can also use sick before certain nouns: The sick room, a sick note,
 sick leave. We use the plural noun the sick to mean ill people: Angela
 worked with the sick on the streets of Birmingham. [/wptabcontent]


[wptabcontent]486  Clear for  Clean.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Say: You  should keep your hands clean.

Clean is the opposite of dirty. Clear means transparent or unclouded:
clear water, a clear sky.
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[wptabcontent]487  Angry  for  Sorry.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say: I was angry to hear of her death.
Say: I was sorry to hear of her death.

Sorry is the opposite of glad. Angry means annoyed or enraged: He was
angry when a boy hit him in the face.
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[wptabcontent]488 Nervous  for  Angry.[/wptabcontent]
    [wptabcontent] Don't say:  Our teacher is very nervous today.
Say: Our teacher is very angry today.

Nervous means to be easily frightened or upset and can be a temporary or 
permanent condition. Angry describes someone's mood at a given moment.

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