historic vs historical ? Could you tell me how I should distinguish historic and historical? Negligent and negligible? Contemptible and contemptuous?

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sara

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Great queries! I’ll try to clarify

historic vs historical ?— исторический

Historic event

historical I seldom use—historical film

Could you tell me how I should distinguish historic and historical? Negligent and negligible? Contemptible and contemptuous?

-халатный—negligent

Negligent = irresponsible act or person

negligible=small amount- незначительный

contemptible act or person=worthy of contempt—презритенный

contemptuous person= person who regards others with contempt-презрительный

Best,Валерий

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