Prispevek predstavlja pare prislovov oziroma prislovnih zvez, ki se pogosto zamenjujejo.
AT THE MOMENT – ACTUALLY
at the moment – trenutno
actually – pravzaprav
He’s unemployed at the moment, but he’s looking for a job.
She looks younger than me, but actually she’s two year younger.
IN THE END – AT THE END
in the end – na koncu (stoji samostojno)
at the end – na koncu (uporabljen skupaj s samostalnikom)
At the end of the concert, everyone applauded.
I didn’t want to go, but in the end they persuaded me.
ESPECIALLY – SPECIALLY
especially – še posebej
specially – še posebej (uporabljen skupaj s pridevnikom)
I love all sports, especially tennis.
All her clothes are specially made for her in London.
EVER – EVEN
ever – kadarkoli
even – celo
Have you ever been to Chicago?
I’ve been all over the world, I’ve even been to Greenland.
HARD – HARDLY
hard – težko, marljivo
hardly – komaj, skoraj nič
He works very hard – at least 70 hours per week.
My Russian isn’t very good. I can say hardly anything.
LATE – LATELY
late – pozno, ne zgodaj
lately – nedavno, v zadnjem času
Our teacher always arrives late for the classes.
I haven’t seen him lately.
NEAR – NEARLY
near – blizu
nearly – skoraj
Do you live near here?
It’s nearly 7 o’clock. I have to go.
YET – STILL
yet – že, še
still – še vedno
Have you found a new flat yet?
No, we are still looking.
POMNI!
Spodnja stavka načeloma pomenita enako, toda uporaba besede still naredi situacijo bolj poudarjeno, bolj nujno.
I still haven’t found a job.
I haven’t found a job yet.
