A while ago, we studied about the differences of many words that make people very confused. Examples of which are the words snafu and error. As we all know, error is defined as mistake while snafu is related to a mistake regarding one's social life. Snafu is not merely used for an academic or formal writing.
Monday, September 20, 2010
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A while ago, we studied about the differences of many words that make people very confused.
A while ago, we studied about the differences of many words that CONFUSE PEOPLE.
A while ago= If you wrote this right after class, then this is correct. Otherwise, you should use "earlier".
Earlier, we studied the differences between pairs of words that confuse people.
"As we all know," DON'T SAY THIS UNLESS YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT ALL OF US KNOW WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO SAY/ ARE SAYING.
"error"=a mistake (general)e.g., grammar error, punctuation error, a judgement error, etc.
"snafu"=an error that is synonymous to "blunder". (specific)a social blunder, a work-related mistake, etc.
These are not always interchangeable; i.e., one cannot say, "This paper has a grammar snafu."
One may say the following, though:
"The officials admitted that they were to blame for the snafu/error in the distribution of relief goods."
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