Some English adjectives are so similar that even native speakers get them confused. When the meanings are also related, it can be very difficult. 

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For example, whereas something that is "historical" relates to history or the study of past events, "historic" refers to something important or significant in history.

Apart from their historical importance, they have a huge impact on the environment and on the economy.

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Her candidacy and nomination was historic.

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The adjective "classic" is used to describe something that is timeless, exemplary, or of high quality. "Classical" relates to ancient Greek or Roman culture, or traditional forms of art and music.

In the film, we see Queen's lead guitarist, Brian May, [We Will Rock You] showing the rest of the band his idea for the classic anthem, ”We Will Rock You.”

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So working with someone else, especially a classical musician, I think will be quite hard.

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"Industrial" relates to industry, factories, or manufacturing, whereas "industrious" means hardworking and diligent. 

Industrial, agricultural, and urban waste also sweep into the sea.

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I'm an industrious kind of person. I'm always doing things.

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Another pair of adjectives to know is "sensitive" and "sensible."

Their eyes are extremely light-sensitive.

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That would be the sensible way forward.

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Further Learning
More adjective pairs to look up are "economic" and "economical," "continuous" and "continual," and "alternate" and "alternative." You will find many of these on Yabla English. 

Before you travel by air for vacation or perhaps to visit a friend, it might be wise to review some of the basic words related to air travel. Firstly, the place you leave from:

I'm off to the airport! -Have a nice trip.

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Then the vehicle that you use to travel with: 

In an airplane, there's always a front exit and sometimes there's a rear exit.

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Then the action you carry out on the airplane:

But most of us can't just fly off to faraway places. Well, no flying is necessary when you've got Yabla.

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The verb "to fly," can mean to travel by airplane, and though you may not need to fly to learn a foreign language, it helps sometimes getting to you destination!

As we prepare for take-off, please relax and enjoy the flight.

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"Take-off" is when the airplane leaves the ground and takes to the air. In English, you say you are "catching a flight" to mean you are going to travel on an airplane.

Please power off all electronic devices during takeoff and landing.

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"Landing" is, of course, the opposite of "takeoff" (note too that "take-off" may be spelled with or without a hyphen). "Electronic devices" include cellular phones, tablets, and laptop computers. 

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Further Learning
Go to this page and see some other examples of travel words in English, and then go to  Yabla English to find other examples of travel words used in a real-world context.

In English, the verb to borrow means to take or use something that belongs to someone else for a short period of time. The verb to lend is to give something to a person for a short period of time. These two words often get mixed up by non-native speakers, so let's look at some examples. 

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In the following example, Valentino lends the clothes and Sharon Stone borrows the clothes. In the end, she has to give them back.

So Valentino, the designer, lends me clothes to wear for appearances.

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The phrase "lend a hand" means "to help out."

I would not lend a hand

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In the following sentence, Richard Wiseman tells you to use your friend's money to play a trick on them.

Borrow a note from a friend. Ask them to place their hands palm down.

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Of course, some people keep things for longer than they should...

You are so welcome to borrow her for the next, like, ten years or so.

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So now you know that saying "Johnny borrowed me ten dollars" is completely wrong! You have to say either "Johnny lent me ten dollars" or "I borrowed ten dollars from Johnny."

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Further Learning
Write some sentences that begin with "I recently borrowed..." and "I recently lent..." Re-write the sentences above from Yabla English so that they use the other verb and remembering to change the subject and object of the sentence accordingly. 

There is a standard set of adverbs (words that modify verbs) that describe how often something happens, from not at all (never) to all the time (always). Let's see some examples from Yabla English.

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I've never done that in my life.

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I very rarely have a day off.

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Do you have someone who can ... take the air out of your tires occasionally?

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...I sometimes will write it on a piano.

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Whales feed at depth in waters that are often pitch dark.

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I usually leave it to simmer a little bit.

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It is always held in Leicester Square.

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The adverbs are written in bold above in increasing order of frequency: never, rarely, occasionally, sometimes, often, usually, always.

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Further Learning
Search for examples of frequency adverbs on Yabla English to see them used in a real-world context.