2021-01-08
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด S – Serve – service
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Serve = ‘SURV’
ออกเสียง service = ‘SUR-vis’
Farlex Trivia Dictionary.
serve
= From Latin servire, "serve," from servus, "slave."
See also related terms for slave.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms.
Service
= the settings fora table;
= sets of dishes, etc.
Examples: service of china, 1788; of gilt plate, 1669; of plate; of tableware.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,
Usage Note:
The verb service is used principallyin the sense
"to repair or maintain":
service the washing machine.
Exceptions to this usage
include specialized senses in finance (service a debt)
and animal breeding (service a mare).
Serve means "to supply goodsor services to,"
as in One radio network serves three states.
Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary
Serve – service
A mechanic services your car
and a stallion services a mare;
but most of the time
when you want to talk about the goods or servicesyou supply,
the word you want is “serve":
“Our firm serves the hotel industry."
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Serve – service
As verb, these words have similarmeaning
but are not always interchangeable.
One could say “A good bus line serve the residents of this area,”
but services would be out of placein that sentence.
Similarly, service not serve,
is appropriate in a statement
such as “That company will install and service the elevators in your building.”
Because of the influence of advertising
and the fact that apparently many people
feel that serve suggests menial work,
service is used in many writing situations
where serve would “serve” as well.
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