2022-01-10
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – C – casual & causal
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียง casual = “KAZH-oo-uhl”
ออกเสียง causal = “KAW-zuhl”
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
casual & causal
This pair of words is often mispronounced and misspelled.
Casual meaning “relaxed,”
“unconcerned,”
“not planned,”
is pronounced “KAZH-oo-uhl” or “KAZH-yoo-uhl”;
Causal means “involving a cause” or
“expressing a cause”
and is pronounced “KO-zel” with the o sounded likeaw in paw.
The different in meaning between these two words
is illustrated in this sentence:
“The causal element in his failure was his casual approach to work.”
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree:
Casual = happening by chance;
= unexpected; fortuitous:
a casual meeting;
= not dressy:
a casual event
Not to be confused with:
Causal = of or implying a cause;
= relating to or of the nature of cause and effect:
a causal factor
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for casual
Adjective
Accidental, Fortuitous, Casual, Contingent
mean notamenable to planning or prediction.
Accidental stresseschance.
= any resemblance to actual persons is entirely accidental.
Fortuitous so strongly suggests chance that it often connotes
entire absence of cause.
= a series of fortuitous events
Casual stresseslack of real or apparent premeditation or intent.
= a casual encounter with a stranger
Contingent suggests possibility of happening
but stresses uncertainty and dependence on other future events
for existence or occurrence.
= the contingent effects of the proposed law
Random, Haphazard, Casual
mean determinedby accident rather than design.
Random stresseslack of definite aim, fixed goal, or regular procedure.
= a random selection of books
Haphazard applies to what is done without regard for regularity
or fitnessor ultimate consequence.
= a haphazard collection of rocks
Casual suggestsworking or acting without deliberation,
intention, or purpose.
= a casual collector
