Hey there.
Today.
I am gonna talk about what boggles our mind.
Okay.
So sometimes our brains go like this.
When we are trying to learn new English words.
That's true.
There are some words that really boggle your mind.
Why?
Because they sound similar, they look similar and you end up
thinking that they even mean the.
But that's not true.
So in today's lesson, I want you to really pay attention, because if you stick with
me until the end, you will understand how you can use these words in different ways.
And guess what?
For all of you who are giving an I ELTS exam or a Cambridge writing
test, this is really important.
I know that you're probably making a mistake either with
writing or with spellings.
So stay tuned and watch with me until the.
Now, these two words, they kind of look the same, right?
Kind of mind boggling, I would say.
But how are they different?
Number one, first of all, this is allude.
Oh, which means you have the, oh, sound.
This word is not elude.
It is it elude?
okay.
That's the pronunciation difference.
Okay.
Don't be confused.
This is, uh, allude and this is it allude, but now just because they
look the same, obviously they don't mean the same because allude means
to refer to something indirectly.
Okay.
So I'm not talking about something directly, but I wanna make a reference to.
In an indirect way, let's go to this other word.
What does it mean?
It means to avoid or escape, which means you're running away from something, right?
That's what Elude means now.
How do I use allude?
I could say something like his speech, all alluded to many
social problems in the city.
What does that even mean?
It means.
When he was giving his speech, he did not directly say that.
You know what?
There are so many social problems in our country.
No, he may have said something like a lot of people in our city are very unhappy.
So indirectly, it kind of makes you think that there are problems
in this society or social problems and therefore people are unhappy.
So sometimes when you are words, when you wanna give a very subtle.
Approach to your speech or your presentations.
You must use this word allude how to allude to topics without
directly talking about them.
All right.
Let's talk about Elude.
Ih, not E but ih, elude.
He is a career criminal.
Okay.
And has.
Alluded many cops in the last decade.
Okay.
So a criminal obviously is involved in so many crimes and there are probably a lot
of cops and authorities running after them and he is trying to run away from them.
So he has alluded them.
Okay.
Let's look at some more words, which can confuse you, but I'm gonna make
sure they don't confuse you anymore.
So stay with me.
We've got two other words.
One is collaborate.
And one is corroborate.
Okay.
One thing I wanna tell you is that these two words mean, obviously, you know,
they're very different in their meaning, but these two O's are very deceptive.
You know, what's deceptive.
They're there just to fool you, you never say collaborate.
You simply say co collaborate.
Similarly, you don't say.
Corroborate you say co again, just co so co collaborate, co corroborate,
collaborate and corroborate, but let's get to the meaning.
What is, what do they mean to work together?
Okay.
So if I work with you, we collaborate.
Right.
But corroborate, now this is the, this is a word that you can actually
use to prove that something is true.
Okay.
So you've given a fact, but if you wanna corroborate your
fact, you have to give evidence.
Now, a lot of you wore Isles test takers.
You have to give examples to corroborate what you're saying in your writing test.
Right?
So use this word.
You can use the word in your writing test to say, okay, to
corroborate this, blah, blah, blah.
Go ahead with your sentence.
Okay.
So this is a very good word to.
Collaborate and corroborate.
All right.
In a sentence, you could say the two influencers, right?
This is very common.
When you on your Instagram account, you have two influencers.
What do they do?
They collaborated for the first time they worked together for the first time.
Okay.
They made agree or whatever it is that they make.
And in this sentence, you could say the two witnesses in.
Corroborated her story.
Okay.
So in court, this usually happens, right?
When you are in front of the judge, you give your story, but who's gonna believe
you if you don't prove it to be true.
In other words, you need someone to corroborate what you're saying in court.
Okay.
All right.
Then I hope that has not boggled your mind anymore.
So let's go to the next one, which is device.
versus device.
Now pay attention to this.
Okay.
This has got the sound like a, his, of a snake.
And this over here has got the, the sound of a honeybee buzzing in your ear.
Okay.
So we've gotta device.
And a device.
Okay.
But of course they have different meanings.
So what is the meaning?
A device is basically a machine or an equipment, right?
It could be anything like your mobile phone, your laptop.
These are all devices.
A device is actually a verb.
It is to plan something.
Okay.
It is to plan something.
So when you are planning something, you are devising a plan.
Okay.
You are making a plan.
All right.
In a sentence.
I could say no electronic devices, devices must be stored in the check-in luggage.
That's true.
That is an airline rule.
So if you're flying and your check-in luggage do not keep any.
Electronic devices.
So, um, what about device where you have to plan something?
I can say he devised, which means he planned it's an action, a verb
he planned, or he devised Z a really nice plan that helped him succeed.
Well, if you wanna succeed anywhere in life, whether it is your career or
anything else, you need a good plan.
You need to devise it.
Okay.
All right.
Then I'm now gonna go to the next one, which is.
Addition versus addition.
Okay.
Now I, I cannot tell you how many students say this incorrectly.
Like I'm talking about even those who have learned advanced English and who have,
who have spent like years in their career.
A lot of people call this addition.
It's not, eh, it is, oh, addition, and this word is.
Addition.
Okay.
So this is not addition.
This is addition, and this is addition.
What's the difference in meaning let's have a look addition
means when something is added.
Okay.
Basically this word D add means to add something.
So addition basically means just that and the word addition means a new version.
Okay.
So it could be a new version of a book, um, you know, a new
version of a device, right?
You have an iPhone, which is a device and you have a new addition, right?
Not addition, but a addition, but now let's come to the sentence.
We served cookies in addition to the pie and cake.
Okay.
So you came to my party and I gave you a pie and a cake.
And I said, no, I want to give you some.
So I added something to that.
So in addition to pie and cake, I served you cookies.
Okay.
All right, then let's look at addition, I can't wait for the
next addition of this book.
You know, when I was a kid, uh, we were reading Harry Potter and.
I could not really wait for the next edition, which means I wanted
the new version, the new, uh, the new book, because I could
not wait to get my hands on it.
Okay.
So that's addition and addition for you all right.
Time to UN boggle your mind a little bit more.
So I'm gonna go with access, which means your ability to.
Or have permission to enter.
You can be able, you, you can have the ability to enter if
someone gives you the permission.
Right?
So sometimes we don't get access, right?
We don't, this is access.
Okay.
Ah, on the other hand, this word is not access.
It's not a, it, is it it excess.
Okay.
Now what does this mean?
It basically means more than.
Okay, so you need so much, but you have more.
So let's talk about access first, which is the permission to enter.
I can say you can't have access to the server room without an ID card, right?
That's true.
You will be charged for excess baggage at the airport.
Okay.
So you're only allowed 21 cages, but you wanted to go ahead and bring 25 cages.
Why would you do.
Well, if you do that, what does it mean?
It means that you have excess baggage, a not a, not excess, but I excess.
Okay.
Let's go to the next pair of phrases, which the pair of words,
which are personal and personnel.
Okay.
Notice the slight change in pronunciation.
This is personal.
I stress the.
Per personal, and this is personnel I'm stressing the last syllable.
Okay.
So why are they different?
Well, they're also different in their meaning.
Personal means something which is private only to myself.
On the other hand personnel means we're referring to employees or
workers of an organization or a.
Let's take a look at a sentence.
You have no business in my personal matters.
That's true.
Nobody can make personal comments at you because nobody has any business
to do with your personal matters.
But for this word, you can say the marketing personnel is not
available for comment at this point in time at this moment.
Okay.
So the marketing personnel refers to the employees working in the marketing depart.
Okay.
So I want all of you to actually think about the differences.
I have shown you in each of these words, with regards to the pronunciation and
with regards to the meaning and think about how you can use it in your context.
Okay.
Like I said, in English, if you learn a new word, you've gotta
learn to use it in writing.
And in speaking immediately, Otherwise, you will forget it.
So do this one thing for me.
I want all of you to just put in a comment and tell me, which is the new word you've
learned and try using that in a sentence.
Okay.
I'm gonna personally check those sentences and give you feedback.
Okay.
So don't let your mind be boggled anymore because these words are not as confusing
as you think, as long as you know, what is the difference between them.
Okay.
So keep learning and keep practicing.
I will see you.
Take care.