Showing posts with label live. Show all posts
Showing posts with label live. Show all posts

Monday, September 26, 2016

Confusing Words Live and Lives





Homographs




Live as in we are dealing with a  live  wire. Meaning the wire has electricity. Live can also mean  something is not dead.

I want to live in Antarctica. Meaning you will stay somewhere permanently or for the foreseeable future. 

References: 

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/live_life.htm

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/live

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