2022-01-31
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – C - currant & current
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียงcurrant = “-KUR-uhn” or “KUHR-“
ออกเสียง current = “KUR-uhnt” or “KUHR-“
The A-Z of Correct English Common Errors in English Dictionary
currant & current
A CURRANT is a small dried grape used in cooking.
A CURRENT is a steady flow of water, air or electricity.
CURRENT can also mean happening at the present time
(as in CURRENT affairs, CURRENT practice).
Common Errors in English Usage Dictionary:
“Current” is an adjective having to do with the present time,
and can also be a noun
naming a thing that, like time, flows:
electrical current, currents of public opinion.
“Currant” refers only to little fruits.
Dictionary.com:
WHEN TO USE
What are other ways to say current?
Something that is current is customary or in vogue.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for current
Noun
Tendency, Trend, Drift, Tenor, Current
mean movement in a particular direction.
Tendency implies an inclination sometimes amounting to an impelling force.
a general tendency toward inflation
Trend applies to the general direction maintained by a winding or irregular course.
the long-term trend of the stock market is upward
Drift may apply to a tendency determined by external forces
the drift of the population away from large cities
or it may apply to an underlying or obscure trend
of meaning or discourse.
got the drift of her argument
Tenor stresses a clearly perceptible direction
and a continuous, undeviating course.
the tenor of the times
Current implies a clearly defined but not necessarily unalterable course.
an encounter that changed the current of my life
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Usage Notes
On 'Currant,' 'Current,' and 'Courant'
We're raisin' the issues of the day.
What to Know
Currant, current and courant
are similar in pronunciation, if not usage.
Currant is a raisin-like fruit that is used in pastries and jams,
whereas current is both a noun
(often referring toflows of electric, air, and water)
and an adjective ("occurring in the present moment").
The lesser-used courant means “newspaper.”
Meaning and Usage of 'Currant'
Currant is the spelling for the raisin-like fruit
that grows on a Mediterranean shrub
and is found in pastries, jams, and the like.
Meaning and Usage of 'Current'
Current is the spelling for the noun
that refers to the force of running water or the flow of an electric charge.
The same spelling is used for the adjective meaning
"occurring or prevalent at the present moment":
For the most part, these words are easy to keep straight,
though you might be inclined to use the spelling current for the fruit
if you weren't already familiar with the spelling currant.
Meaning and Usage of 'Courant'
One complicating element is a third word,
courant, which means "newspaper"
and is used in the name of the oldest major newspaper
in the U.S., the Hartford Courant.
That word is usually pronounced the same as current and currant.
There is also the French phrase au courant, which literally
means "in the current"
and describes something that is fashionable at the moment
("au courant designs").
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Usage Notes
Commonly Confused Words
currant vs. current
Currant is a noun that refers to a small raisin or berry.
Current is a noun that refers to
a continuous movement of water or air in the same direction,
as in "ocean currents,"
and also to a flow of electricity,
as in "a strong/weak electrical current."
Current also functions as an adjective
meaning "happening or existing now,"
as in "the current month" and "the magazine's current issue."
Collins COBUILD English Usage:
Currant & current
These words are both pronounced /'kʌrənt/.
1. 'currant'
Currant is a noun. A currant is a small dried grape.
...dried fruits such as currants, raisins and dried apricots.
2. 'current' used as a noun
Current can be a noun or an adjective.
A current is a steady and continuous flowing movement
of some of the water in a river or lake, or in the sea.
The child had been swept out to sea by the current.
A current is also a steady flowing movement of air, or a flow of electricity through a wire or circuit.
I felt a current of cool air blowing in my face.
There was a powerful electric current running through the wires.
3. 'current' used as an adjective
Current is used to describe
things which are happening or being used now,
rather than at some time in the past or future.
Our current methods of production are far too expensive.
