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Ch 20 · Lesson 10

False friends: magazeno, sorto and the nouns

A is a shop and you read a ; is fate and a sort is a ; is chance, and your prescription is a .

The short version

A is a shop, and you read a

, .

I bought it in a department store, and I read about it in a magazine.
Why?

The nouns that lie follow French, not English. A is a department store or a warehouse, like French magasin; the magazine you read is a . is fate, and a sort is a . is chance, and a is a . A is a factory, and fabric is .

Nouns that lie

the false friendthe word you wantedWhat do the colours mean?

Four of them, with what the word really shows:

  • a department storea department store
  • a magazinea magazine
  • a factorya factory
  • a pencila pencil
EsperantoMeansSay instead
fatea sort:
chancea hazard:
store, warehousemagazine:
factoryfabric:
rentoincome from capitalrent:
short storya novel:
a biological speciesa kind:

In sentences:

  • . - Such was his fate.
  • ? - What kind of book is it?
  • . - We met by chance.
  • . - I bought it in a big department store.
  • . - I read it in a magazine.
  • . - That bird is a rare species.

Two neighbours are worth knowing. , one vowel away, does mean an illustrated popular magazine, though the prefers , the everyday word. And is an academic secondary school, a grammar school, not a gym.

is any active substance, medical, poisonous or narcotic, and in everyday talk often the narcotic. Ask the doctor for a :

From the doctorFrom the street
  1. medikamentoa medicine
  2. drogoa drug, any active substance
  3. drogaĉoa street drug, with -aĉ-

Mistakes English speakers make

WrongRightWhy
for attended: waits
is, for acting asleep: claims
for a big house: is wide
for in a magazine: is a shop
for an odd story: is inquisitive
asking for help is

Going further: Why English is the odd one out and the rest of the guide, when you want them. This lesson does not need them.

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