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Difference between the words Hi guys, I made a list of words I understood the difference between them. I searched various sites and did not find a suitable answer for all the above list. I do not understand the difference between the words I'm going to present, really help and appreciate. Interpretation of the differences in words in their context. hence vs therefore includ vs consist vs compris vs contain let vs allow counterpart vs partner preclude vs prevent approval vs acceptance approximate vs rough vs estimated only vs merely And thanks again.

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Continuing my Let vs Allow lesson Think of it this way, it'd make sense to our brains if we said "Let me through!" but "Allow me through!" just sounds... odd, right? The meaning of the word fits the sentence but the actual word doesn't. "I was allowed to ask for help" sounds fine but "I was let to ask for help" doesn't. You'd at least have to change the wording of the sentence. Like, "they let me ask for help" sounds much better, right? One big thing is that Allow is often seen as more formal then Let. You'd have to really change the way you word an entire sentence with "allow" (in most cases) for it to have the same meaning as "let" but still make sense. However you use it, "allow" just tends to sound more formal then "let". "Let" is just more common and casual and something used all the time while "Allow" is often found in more formal sentences. Not always, though. "Allow" can also be less formal in the way that people specifically use it for permission to do stuff like go to parties or cuss. One can be "allowed" to cuss but they cannot be "let" to cuss. I'll continue this later because it is late now and I am tired. if you have anymore questions ask me and if anyone sees any error in my explanation please correct me because I am very tired right now. I'm usually pretty sharp with vocabulary but I could always be off by a little. Anyways, I hope this was helpful and please do ask me for help if you need it again.
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Soooo some of these are actually pretty similar. Let's go in order. Hence vs Therefore These two are actually pretty similar in meaning, both having similar definitions to "for that reason" or "as a consequence". But the way you use them is based off the rest of your sentence. For example, you could say "An accident happened on 805, hence the police cars and ambulance" while therefore would make more sense used in a sentence more like "[Evidence supporting argumentive topic]. Therefore, I believe [argumentive topic]." Really, they could be used in the same situation but to many of our minds, certain words could have the right meaning for a sentence but to our ears and brain, it just wouldn't sound right so many times, we'd use them in different situations. Also, hence could also mean sometime in the future. Like saying "3 years hence" instead of 3 years ahead of time. Include vs Consist vs Comprise vs Contain For the most part, these are pretty much the same. The only one I'd say is the odd one out of the bunch is comprise, as it's less common and people don't use it in as many ways as they use the other 3. Another thing is that when using "consist" you'd usually say "consist of", not just "consist." For example, "the chocolate cake consists of eggs, flour, cane sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, etc." though when your listing off less than the whole of a list of items, like your only gonna say 4 of 7 items from whatever your talking about, "includes/including" is more common, as well as "contains/containing". That's really the most I can give you on that matter as I have other words to move on to. Let vs Allow While these two are pretty similar in meaning, their can be some pretty big differences. Yes, you can say both "Let me." or "Allow me." when offering to do something, but even then there can be small differences. (Now I'm basically out of space so let me try to make another utterly long answer)
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Still more likely if you ask fewer words at a time, I suspect.

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