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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Usage: Adapt & adopt

Hello Everyone

Both words sound alike and have similar meaning, but be careful not to confuse them.


  • When you adapt something, you change it to make it fit your purpose:
E.g. I tried to adapt the recipe to cook a fish instead a chicken - what a mistake!

  • When you adopt something, you use it unchanged:
E.g. He adopted his brother's technique for dealing with rude people - He ignored them!



I hope it helps you not confuse them anymore.

cheers,

Nevton

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