2021-04-30 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – amend & emend

Revision A

2021-04-30

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – amend & emend

แนะนำการใช้ ตามที่ส่วนใหญ่ใช้ แต่ละท้องถิ่น

ความหมาย อาจผันแปร ตาม ตำแหน่ง/หน้าที่ ในประโยค

Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง amend = ‘uh-MEND’

ออกเสียง emend = ‘ih-MEND’

Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree

Amend verb

= to alter, modify, rephrase;

= to add or subtract from:

                       Congress may amend the tax bill.

Notto be confused with:

amends noun

= reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injuryof any kind;

= recompense; to make amends:

                           He tried to make amends for his rudeness by bringing flowers.

emend verb

= to edit or change (a text) to remove errors; to correct:

                           We must emend the text before the book goes to print.

Dictionary.com

SYNONYM STUDY FOR AMEND

Amend, emend

both mean to improve by correcting or by freeing from error.

Amend is the general term, used of any such correction in detail:

to amend spelling, punctuation, grammar.

Emend usually applies to the correction of a text

in the process of editing or preparing for publication;

= it implies improvement in the sense of greater accuracy:

    He emended the text of the play by restoring the original reading.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Choosethe Right Synonym for amend

CORRECT, RECTIFY, EMEND, REMEDY,

REDRESS, AMEND, REFORM, REVISE

meanto make right what is wrong.

CORRECT implies taking action to remove errors, faults, deviations, defects.

correct your spelling

RECTIFY implies a more essential changing to make something right, just, or properly controlled or directed.

rectify a misguided policy

EMEND specifically implies correction of a text or manuscript.

emend a text

REMEDY implies removing or making harmless a cause of trouble, harm, or evil.

set out to remedy the evils of the world

REDRESS implies making compensation or reparation for an unfairness, injustice, or imbalance.

redress past social injustices

AMEND, REFORM, REVISE imply an improving by making corrective changes,

AMEND usually suggesting slight changes

amend a law,

REFORM implying drastic change

plans to reform the court system, and

REVISE suggesting a careful examination of something

and the making of necessary changes.

revise the schedule

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Amend vs. Emend

The question of whether to use amend or emend

isa vexingone for many people,

complicatedby the fact that the words sound quite similar

and have meanings that overlap to a considerable degree.

Bothwords can be used with the meanings

“toimprove” or “to correct,” but there are subtle differences.

Emend is most often used in connection with

changes tosome form of written material,

such asa text or manuscript;

whilesuch documents

mayalso be described as amended, amend

can apply to improvements or corrections

made tothings other than writing,

as in“he amended his behavior.”

The confusion is compounded by the fact that

oneof the most frequently encountered uses of amend

is in reference to a document:

theConstitution of the United States.

The A-Z of Correct English Common Errors in English Dictionary

amend& emend

amend or emend?

Both words mean ‘to make changes in order to improve’.

UseAMEND or EMEND

when referring to the correction of written or printed text.

Use AMEND in a wider context

such asAMENDING the law or AMENDING behavior.

Dictionary of Problem Words in English

amend & emend

Amend means “to put right,” “to change for the better.”

We amend by adding or altering,

as the noun amendmentsuggests.

Emend, once merely another spelling of amend,

has a similar meaning but is properly used

only torefer to corrections or changes

made in a literary or scholarly work;

the corresponding nounform emendation.

Both amend and emend are verbs;

amend in plural form (amends)

becomes a nounmeaning “recompense” or “compensation”:

“He made amend for his careless driving.”