2021-01-27
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด S – Sociable & social
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Sociable = ‘SOH-shuh-buhl’
ออกเสียง social = ‘SOH-shuhl’
Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary
Sociable & social
"Societal” as an adjective has been in existence for a couple of centuries, but has become widely used only in the recent past.
People who imagine that “social”
has too many frivolous connotations of mere partying
often resort to it to make their language more serious and impressive.
It is best used by social scientists and others
in referring to the influence of societies:
“societal patterns among the Ibo of western Nigeria.”
Used in place of “social” in ordinary speech and writing
it sounds pretentious.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Sociable & social
As nouns, these words have the shared meaningof
“an informal gathering,”
“an occasion for conversation and pleasure”:
“The children are attending a church social (or sociable).”
In this use, social is preferred.
As adjective, social and sociablehave related meanings,
but social is preferred for referring to
community living and association in groups:
“This is a highly social function of town.”
Sociable is more often applied to persons than is social
in the sense of “friendly,” “pleasant,” “affable”:
“Our senator likes people and is a companionable, sociable person.”
“When you attend that social, try to be more sociable than you usually are.”
The A-Z of Correct English usage
SOCIAL = related to society.
a SOCIAL worker, a SOCIAL problem, SOCIALpolicy, SOCIAL housing
SOCIABLE = friendly a very SOCIABLE person
These two words are quite distinct in meaning
even though they may be used with the same noun:
a SOCIAL evening = an evening organised for the purpose of recreation.
a SOCIABLE evening = a friendly evening where everyone mixed well With any luck the social evening was also a sociable one!
