Pridevnika, ki sta si na las podobna povzročata pri rabi kar nekaj zmede. Kdaj torej uporabiti prvega in kdaj drugega?
HISTORIC pomeni slaven, znan ali pomemben v zgodovini, torej neka posebna zgodovinska priložnost.
The cathedral is of great historic and architectural interest.
The first time man landed on the moon was truly a historic event.
HISTORICAL pomeni tak, ki se nanaša na zgodovino oziroma zgodovinske dogodke, torej takšne, ki so se zgodili v preteklosti, ne glede na njihovo pomembnost.
The Declaration of Independence is an example of historical document.
Historical novels are still widely read around the world.
Historical novels are still widely read around the world.
