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[Essay/영작] (CM-096) "Wounded and Injured or Hurt", "Farther and Further", "A for An"
최고관리자 | 19-07-16 09:51
410. Wounded and Injured or Hurt
(X) Jack was wounded in a car accident.
(O) Jack was injured in a car accident.
People are "injured or hurt" as a result of "an accident or a fight", but
people are "wounded" in "wars and battles".
411. Farther and Further
(X) Turn the page for farther instructions.
(O) Turn the page for further instructions.
Note: Use "further" to mean both "greater distance" and "more of something".
We only use "farther" for "distances". I live a bit farther away than you.
Don't use it to mean more. We use "further" for both meanings in modern English
412. A for An
(X) A animal, a orange, a hour
(O) An animal, an orange, an hour
Use "an" instead of "a" before a vowel or a silent "h" (as in an hour, an heir, an honest answer).
Before a "long u" or a syllable having the sound of you, we use a (not an); a union, a university, a European
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