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Words Often Mistaken for, , ee, , ; One, (Brain Teasers ) Another, , qhere are quite a few words that pose probl, , ss, : ; USE em. They very ai, ne but quite different in usage, There rag ay ig —, n which we generally miss. And.we often intaiee dae ie ie, time we learnt the exact shade of theirineaning and their vel, , i meani, aistinctio, other: Ttis, use., , 1., , Amount, Number, , Amount refers to a quantity of something (a singular noun) that, cannot be counted — a large amount of money. Number refers to cmaabie, items (a plural noun). With most plurals it is better to use pda, number of mistakes. =, The amount of money paid is none of my concern., A large number of teachers have gone on strike., , Note: A number of (many) is plural in serise and takes a plural verb., (Anumber of people were shot dead.) The number of (=a mathematical or, numerical figure) is singular. It takes a singular verb. (The number of boys, present is very small.), , 2. Ancient, Old, , ‘Ancient’ is the opposite of ‘modern’ whereas ‘old’ is the opposite of, young’ . Moreover ‘ancient’ refers to very old things. And ‘old’ can at times, be used in the case of'a very young child as well. As for example,, , t Rome was the cradle of civilization., ated his story of adventure., , and the old., , The ancien, The ancient Mariner narr, Death overtakes all alike, the young, , My baby is only two months old., 3. Anticipate, Expect, kk To ‘anticipate’ is to guess or imagine ina, e the necessary action to face it; as, + ool tried to anticipate the kind of, “to ask me.: ‘, , a, , dvance what will happen, and, , questions they were likely