ืืืืืช ืืืืื ืืืืืืืช ืืื ืืืืช ืืจืื ืืชืงืืืช: affect/effect, lay/lie, fewer/less, imply/infer ืืขืื. ืืขืืืืช ื ืคืืฆืืช ืฉืืฉืจืืืื ืขืืฉืื โ ืชืื ืข ืืืชื.
affect (verb) vs effect (noun)
affect = ืืืฉืคืืข (ืคืืขื); effect = ืืฉืคืขื (ืฉื ืขืฆื).
The weather affects my mood.
ืืื ืืืืืืจ ืืฉืคืืข ืขื ืืฆื ืืจืื ืฉืื.
The effect was immediate.
ืืืฉืคืขื ืืืืชื ืืืืืืช.
lie (recline) vs lay (place)
lie = ืืฉืื (ืื ื ืฉืืื); lay = ืืื ืื (ืื ื ืื ืื ืืฉืื).
I need to lie down.
ืื ื ืฆืจืื ืืฉืื.
Please lay the book on the table.
ืื ื ืื ื ืืช ืืกืคืจ ืขื ืืฉืืืื.
fewer (countable) vs less (uncountable)
fewer ืืืืจืื ืฉื ืืชื ืืกืคืืจ; less ืืืืจืื ืฉืื.
Fewer cars are on the road.
ืคืืืช ืืืื ืืืช ืืืืืฉ.
Less traffic today.
ืคืืืช ืชื ืืขื ืืืื.
imply vs infer
imply = ืืจืื (ืืืืจ); infer = ืืืกืืง (ืฉืืืข).
Are you implying I'm wrong?
ืืชื ืจืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืขื?
I inferred from her tone that she was upset.
ืืกืงืชื ืืืืื ืฉืื ืฉืืื ืืืืชื ื ืกืขืจืช.
principle vs principal
principle = ืขืืงืจืื; principal = ืื ืื / ืขืืงืจื.
It's a matter of principle.
ืื ืขื ืืื ืฉื ืขืืงืจืื.
The principal of the school is strict.
ืื ืื ืืืช ืืกืคืจ ืืืืืจ.
compliment vs complement
compliment = ืืืืื; complement = ืืฉืืื.
She gave me a nice compliment.
ืืื ื ืชื ื ืื ืืืืื ื ืืืื.
The wine complements the meal.
ืืืื ืืฉืืื ืืช ืืืจืืื.
stationary vs stationery
stationary = ืขืืื ืืืงืื; stationery = ืฆืืื ืืฉืจืื.
The car was stationary.
ืืจืื ืืื ืืื ืืื.
I bought new stationery.
ืงื ืืชื ืฆืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืฉ.
discreet vs discrete
discreet = ืืืกืงืจืื; discrete = ื ืคืจื / ืืืื.
Be discreet about this.
ืืื ืืืกืงืจืื ืืขื ืืื ืืื.
Three discrete categories.
ืฉืืืฉ ืงืืืืจืืืช ื ืคืจืืืช.
ensure vs insure
ensure = ืืืืื; insure = ืืืื (ืืืืื).