2020-12-10
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด P – provided & providing
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง provided = ‘phuh-VAHY-did’
& providing = ‘phuh-VAHY-ding’
Dictionary.com & Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary
WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED WITH PROVIDED
The conjunctions provided and providing are interchangeable.
Both mean “on the condition or understanding that,”
with that sometimes expressed:
Provided (orProviding ) no further objections are raised,
we will consider the matter settled.
Provided (or Providing) (that) sales remain steady all summer, the business will show a profit by September.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Providing vs. Provided:
Usage Guide
Although occasionally still disapproved,
providing is as well establishedas a conjunction as provided is.
Provided is more common.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
provided & providing
Although originally participle,
both provided and providing have long been accepted as conjunctions,
and their use is both correct and interchangeable.
Neither should be used as a general synonym for the word if;
each implies a stipulation equivalent to “on the condition.”
“You may leave now if you wish.”
“You may leave provided (or providing) you have finished your work.”
Although both are standard words,
provided is preferred and recommended.
