#262 Common English Mistakes and How to Avoid Making Them
RealLife English: Learn and Speak Confident, Natural English
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The Mistakes of False Friends in English
With the passing of time, words have changed their meanings in different languages. This can lead to misunderstandings between people who don't speak each other's language. In french there is a word called brazier that women wear on their chests for support. But if you were to say braseri - which i'm defing butchering my pronunciation - it would mean 'false friends' or false cognates ii. You can just look up your language and see what others are talking about too.
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