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araveg
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Hi everybody I have just two questions 1st- False friends and false cogantes are the same? Is there any slight difference. ? Thanks in advance. |
18 Mar 2019
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maryse pey�
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Please erase the post in Spanish. Here it is only in English. If ever you need to write something in Spanish you can do it on live worksheets, Victor�s other - excellent- website of sharing. Here it is exclusively English whereas the other is for every possible langugages.
Thanks for your comprehension. |
18 Mar 2019
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Aisha77
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Well, I�ve never heard of false "cognates", but since cognates are quite the same in English like in our language, I�d say you are right, "false cognates" are "false friends". Aisha ;) |
18 Mar 2019
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araveg
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Thanks a lot And sorry for my Spanish post. It is due a problem on my computer. I wrote it in English. Nice day |
19 Mar 2019
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almaz
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Some false friends can be true cognates, so, no, they�re not the same. A cognate is a word in one language which is derived from the same source as a word in another (actual in English and actuel in French, for example, are false friends but genuine cognates). False cognates may look similar but have different etymologies entirely. |
19 Mar 2019
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Aisha77
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OH!! Thanks so much almaz, I didn�t know cognates had an etymologic root in common!! Aisha ;) |
19 Mar 2019
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