Tuesday, October 21, 2008

CHAPTER 4.2

affected (adj) : influenced

literacy (n): ability to read and write

entire (adj) : whole, including every part, complete, full

brief (adj): short, concise
brief (noun): asummary; a report.


structure (n) : building; something created from a number of interconnecting parts;
structure (v): organize, arrange, give form to

ban (v) : to forbid, to prohibit

waste of time : passing of time in a useless fashion, not putting time to good use



PERMISSION (ALLOW-PERMIT-LET)

They all have same meaning but there is a difference when we use it;

permit---->formal
allow------> between formal and informal
let -------> informal



Allow and permit are similar, but permit is more formal and often used in passive form.
Allow somebody to do something.
Something is (not) permitted.

Let means the same, but has no passive form.
Allow should be used instead.
Let somebody do something.
Somebody is allowed to do something.




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