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In this session we are going to talk about some words which are resembles one another), for instance “appreciative” and “appreciable.” Do you know the meaning of those two words? How are they different?

“Appreciative” vs. “appreciable”

Regarding to Merriam-webster dictionary, “appreciative” means showing appreciation. There are some synonyms of this word, such as “admiring,” “applauding,” and “favorable.”

Example:

“I always love to show my creation to her because she is very appreciative.”

Meanwhile, “appreciable” means large enough to be noticed/measured. In other words, you can say “eye catching,” “prominent,” or “detectable.”

Example:

“There is an appreciable culture difference between Indonesia and America.”

“Shortly” vs. “briefly.”

If you asked me earlier about those two words, I might have said that they are synonymous. After I read some references, “shortly” means in a short time. In a simple way, you can also say “soon” or “in a while.”

Example:

“My mom will be home shortly.”

On the other hand, “briefly” means in a short period (space) of time.

Example:

“I am in a hurry, so I will briefly explain about simple tense to you.”

“Considerable” vs. “considerate”

“Considerable” or you can also say “significant” acts as an adjective which means something large or in a huge number of quantity. In other words, it also means something is worth consideration.

Example,