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Confusing Words

Does “bored” mean the same as “boring”? What’s the difference between “funny” and “fun”? Here are some of the most commonly confused English word pairs.
14.May 2008:

cook and cooker

cook = someone who prepares and cooks food

Examples:

Alison is a wonderful cook.

A chef is a cook, especially the chief cook of a large kitchen staff.


cooker / US stove = large box-shaped device which is used to cook and heat food either by putting the food inside or by putting it on the top

Example:

An electric cooker is an electric powered cooking device.

Although the rice cooker does not necessarily speed up the cooking process, the cook's involvement in cooking rice with a rice cooker is reduced to simply using the correct amount of water.


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