2022-01-15
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – C - check & cheque & curb & restrain & constrain
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียง check & cheque = “CHEK”
ออกเสียง curb = “KURB”
ออกเสียง restrain = “ri-STREYN”
ออกเสียง constrain = “kuhn-STREYN”
The A-Z of Correct English Common Errors in English Dictionary:
check or cheque?
Use these exemplar sentences as a guide:
Always CHECK your work. May I pay by CHEQUE?
(not ‘check’ as in the United States)
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
Check & check into
As a verb meaning “to investigate,” “to inquire,” “to verify,” check is a tiresomely overused.
Check into is a wordy phrase from which into can nearly always be omitted.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
check & cheque & curb & restrain & constrain
These words refer to putting some control
or action, movement, development, or progress,
but they differ in minor ways.
Check means “to arrest suddenly,” “to halt”:
“The rider checked his horse and leaped from the saddle.”
Curb implies the use of a chain, strap, rope, or similar device
for guiding, controlling, or forcing within boundaries:
“The rider used a heavy bridle to curb his mount.”
Restrain suggests the use of actual force to hold back or control:
“The referee restrained the angry player by grasping his arms.”
Constrain is related to restrain but also implies the idea of compulsion:
“His conscience constrained him to return the money.”
In ordinary conversation, however,
one maycurb orcheck his tongue, and one may check, curb, restrain,
or evenconstrain his impulses and desires.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for constrain
Force, Compel, Coerce, Constrain, Oblige
mean to make someone or something yield.
Force is the general term and implies
the overcoming of resistance by the exertion of strength, power, or duress.
forced to flee for their lives
Compe typically suggests overcoming of resistance or unwillingness
by an irresistible force.
compelled to admit my mistake
Coerce suggests overcoming resistance or unwillingness
by actual or threatened violence or pressure.
coerced into signing over the rights
Constrain suggests the effect of a force or circumstance
that limits freedom of action or choice.
constrained by conscience
Oblige implies the constraint of necessity, law, or duty.
felt obliged to go
Dictionary.com:
SYNONYM STUDY FOR CHECK
Check, Curb, Repress, Restrain
refer to putting a control on movement, progress, action, etc.
Check impliesarresting suddenly, halting or causing to halt:
to check a movement toward reform.
Curb implies the use of a means such as a chain, strap, frame, wall, etc.,
to guide or control or to force to stay within definite limits:
to curb a horse.
Repress formerly meaning to suppress,
now implies preventing the action or development
that might naturally be expected:
to repress evidence of excitement.
Restrain implies the use of force to put under control, or chiefly, to hold back:
to restrain a person from violent acts.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Usage Notes
Checking In with 'Check' and 'Cheque'
Our endorsement for each.
What to Know
Cheque is the British English spelling for the document used for making a payment,
whereas American English uses check.
Check also has a number of other uses as a noun
(e.g., a check mark, a hit in hockey, etc.)
and as a verb ("to inspect," "to limit," etc.).
'Check' as a Noun
The word check has a wide range of meanings in English.
As noun, it can refer to:
- an inspection or examination (as in “a check of the premises”)
- something that limits or restrains (“a check on power”)
- a mark ✓ placed beside an item to show it has been noted, examined, or verified
- a written order directing payment (“paid for the repairs with a check”)
- a ticket indicating ownership (“a baggage check”)
- or an amount due (“asked the waiter for the check”)
- a pattern of squares in alternative colors, like one would find on a checkerboard
- an act of hitting another player in hockey
- a situation in chess in which a king is at risk of capture
'Check' as a Verb
There is a similar diversity of meanings for the verb check:
- to make an inspection or examination (“check the pipe for leaks”)
- put on a limit or restraint ("check your spending")
- to make a mark ✓
- to hit another player in hockey
'Cheque' vs. 'Check': Payments
The spelling cheque is associated with British English
(used in Great Britain as well as the commonwealth countries
such as Canada and Australia), but usually applies to one particular sense
—that referring to a document for making a payment.
In the US, we often use check to refer to the document
stating an amount due (as in "asked the waiter for the check").
In most British English publications,
such a document is referred to simply as a bill.
The spelling cheque survives in particular uses
with regard to othersenses.
Chequer was once the British name for a checkerboard or chessboard.
The name Exchequer survivesas the name of a government accounting office;
its purported origin is the checkered surface of the table
on which stones were maneuvered in calculations, much like an abacus.
For the game played onsuch a patterned board using red and black disks,
however, British English speakers eschew the term checkers
for a completely different name: draughts.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Words at Play
Financial Word
Check
Chess is an ancient game,
so it's not surprising that the word check was used in chess before banking.
However, it should be noted that the game of chess
did ultimately influence the development of the banking sense of the word.
The etymology of check begins with the Persian word shāh, meaning literally "king."
When the king in a game of chess was in danger,
Persian players would say "shāh" as a warning to their opponent.
Anglo-French players of the game adopted the call as eschec,
which entered Middle English as chek.
Today, check is applied in a variety of senses
having to do with stops, restraints, and hindrances
—all of which evolved from the notion of checking the king in chess.
One such use refers to something that is used
for verifying accuracy, authenticity, correctness, etc.,
like the check (ticket) you receive when you check baggage.
Originally, the check used in banking
referred to such a device: a counterfoil, or detachable stub,
of a money order that is retained by the issuer as verification of a transaction.
Check was first applied to the counterfoil in the early 18th century
and then to the bank draft
—the written order directing a bank to pay money as instructed.
Collins COBUILD English Usage:
Curb - kerb
1. 'curb'
Curb can be a noun or a verb.
If you curb something, you control it and keep it within definite limits.
...proposals to curb the powers of the Home Secretary.
You must curb your extravagant tastes.
You can say that someone imposes a curb on something.
This requires a curb on public spending.
Another year of wage curbs is inevitable.
2. 'kerb'
Curb is also the American spelling of the noun kerb.
There is no difference in pronunciation.
The kerb is the raised edge between a pavement and a road.
The taxi pulled into the kerb.
I pulled up at the curb.
Collins COBUILD English Usage
bill & check
In British English,
A bill is a piece of paper
showing how much money you must pay for a meal in a restaurant.
We paid our bill and left.
In American English, a piece of paper like this is called a check.
He waved to a waiter and asked for the check.
In both British and American English,
A bill is a piece of paper
that shows how much money you must pay for services
such as electricity or gas.
If you are finding it difficult to pay your gas bill, please let us know quickly.
I ran up a huge phone bill.
In American English, a bill is also a piece of paper money.
Collins COBUILD English Usage
cheque – check
1. 'cheque'
In British English, a cheque is a printed form
on which you write an amount of money
and say who it is to be paid to.
Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
Ellen gave the landlady a cheque for £80.
2. 'check'
In American English, this word is spelled check.
They sent me a check for $520.
In American English, a check is also a piece of paper
showing how much money you owe for a meal in a restaurant.
He waved to a waiter and got the check.
In British English, a piece of paper like this is called a bill.
