What is it?

_____________ is worse than the devil.

_____________ is better than God.

If you eat _____________, you will die.


Fill in the 3 blanks with the same word.

highlight here to see the answer --> Nothing <-- Think the opposite!!

by Candy

advice 定 advise?

不時有人問點先可以記住 advice 同 advise 既分別。一講出黎大家都好明白，佢地既分別在於一個係noun、一個係verb，但一到應用既時候就唔記得邊個打邊個。所以特別分享一個好簡單既方法︰



advice 係 noun
e.g. I really need your advice to make the decision.
由於advice係 "ice" 尾，而 ice 係 "冰"(noun)，所以 advice 就係 noun 了。



換言之，
advise 就係 verb
e.g. Please advise me of any change in the schedule.




另外，principle (原理) & principal (校長) 都係好令人混淆的，點分呢?有個舊同學就教咗我一個好搞笑既方法︰

「校長唔係人」

人既英文 "people" 係"ple" 尾，由於「校長唔係人」，所以校長(principal)就係 "pal" 尾而唔係 "ple" 尾了。



by Candy

煩人的"費"

"費"到頭大


今日寫expense 時又俾 fare 同 fee 搞到我一團糟
究竟幾時用 fare 幾時用 fee架??


原來外國人分"費"分得好仔細，佢地主要分為charge, fee, fare, toll, tariff，即係一般收費、入場費or管理費(固定收費)、交通費、隧道費or公路費、關稅or公用事業收費等。

1.一般收費 = charge
e.g. service charge

2.入場費or管理費(固定收費) = fee
e.g. entrance fee/ management fee/ registration fee/ landing fee

3.交通費 = fare
e.g. taxi fare/ bus fare

4.隧道費or公路費or長途電話費 = toll
e.g. long-distance call tolls

5.關稅or公用事業收費 = tariff
e.g. electricity tariff (電費)/ water tariff (水費)

真係好煩呀....所以中國人真係有先見之明 - 一字既之曰:費!

by Kay


References:
http://bilingualfun.mysinablog.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=987099
勒緊褲頭叉牛肉 - 雙語廣播 - 29/1/08
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