2022-04-04
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – F - foreign
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียง foreign = “FAWR-in” or “FOR-in”
Common Errors in English Usage Dictionary:
foreign
An exception to the rule.
See EI/IE SPELLING RULE
Common Errors in English Usage Dictionary:
Some foreign word in English
have retained their foreign plurals.
Some have both foreign and English plurals.
Take care, however, with the words that are asterisked below
because the foreign plural of these is used
in a different sense from the English plural.
Check these words under individual entries
for the distinction in meaning.
singular -a foreign plural English plural
alga algae –
antenna antennae antennas*
formula formulae formulas*
larva larvae –
nebula nebulae nebulas
vertebra vertebrae vertebras
singular -eau foreign plural English plural -eu
adieu adieux adieus
bureau bureaux bureaus
chateau chateaux –
milieu milieux milieus
plateau plateaux plateaus
tableau tableaux –
singular -ex -ix
appendix appendices appendixes*
index indices indexes*
matrix matrices matrixes
vortex vortices vortexes
singular -is
analysis analyses –
axis axes –
crisis crises –
diagnosis diagnoses –
hypothesis hypotheses –
parenthesis parentheses –
synopsis synopses –
singular -o
graffito graffiti –
libretto libretti librettos
tempo tempi tempos
virtuoso virtuosi virtuosos
singular -on
automaton automata automatons
criterion criteria –
ganglion ganglia ganglions
phenomenon phenomena –
singular -um
aquarium aquaria aquariums
bacterium bacteria –
curriculum curricula curriculums
datum data –
erratum errata –
memorandum memoranda memorandums
millennium millennia millenniums
referendum referenda referendums
stratum strata –
ultimatum ultimata ultimatums\
singular -um foreign plural English plural
ovum ova –
singular -us
bacillus bacilli –
cactus cacti cactuses
fungus fungi funguses
hippopotamus hippopotami hippopotamuses
nucleus nuclei –
radius radii radiuses
stimulus stimuli –
syllabus syllabi syllabuses
terminus termini terminuses
tumulus tumuli –
The Hebrew plural -im
is found in these three words:
cherub cherubim cherubs
kibbutz kibbutzim –
seraph seraphim –
This list is by no means comprehensive
but it does contain most of the words that
are commonly used.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for foreign
Extrinsic, Extraneous, Foreign, Alien
mean external to a thing, its essential nature, or its original character.
Extrinsic applies to what is distinctly outside the thing
in question or is not contained in or derived from its essential nature.
sentimental value that is extrinsic to the house's market value
Extraneous applies to what is on or comes from the outside
and may or may not be capable of becoming an essential part.
arguments extraneous to the issue
Foreign applies to what is so different as to be rejected orrepelled
or to be incapable of becoming assimilated.
techniques foreign to French cuisine
Alien is stronger than Foreign in suggesting
opposition, repugnance, or irreconcilability.
a practice totally alien to her nature
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