2021-04-07 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – admission & admittance

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2021-04-07

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – admission & admittance

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Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง admission = ‘ad-MISH-uhn’

ออกเสียง admittance = ‘ad-MIT-ns’

Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree

Admission = access:

      Admission is on the side of the building.;

          = entrance fee:

          For the price of admission, you get to see two shows;

          = confession of guilt:

          His admission of the crime got him a lighter sentence.

Not to be confused with:

admittance = the act of entering; the permission to enter:

          Only members are allowed admittance.

Dictionary of Problem Words in English

admission & admittance

Admissionmeans “allowing to enter” or “permitted entrance”

and applies to acceptance that carries certain rights and privileges.

Admittancemeans “physical entry” without reference to rights or membership privileges.

“He sought admission to the party.”

“Admittance is by invitation only.”

“It was easy to secure admission to the public library, but she soon found several doors marked ‘Admittance to staff members only.’”