viernes, 14 de enero de 2011

CONFUSING WORDS: A MATTER OF FEELINGS

Often, for Spanish natives, it is easy to confuse emotion and excitement because of the false cognate of emoción and emotion. Ok, here's the tip:

emotion n. 1. strong feeling such as love, anger, or fear 2.emotional inteligence or sensibility [MFr, rel. to MOTION]
eg. The intense emotion invaded her and she started crying.

excitement n. 1. excited state of mind 2. eciting thing (exciting.- arousing great interest or enthusiasm)
eg. The excitement over the football match was great, people were roaring and a vibrant atmosphere could be sensed in the stadium.

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