Master confusing words with ease
Advert vs. Avert
Advert
/ədˈvɜːt/Examples:
Did you read the advert in the paper about the concert?The online job advert attracted many applicants.I'm placing an advert for my used car sale next week.
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Avert
/əˈvɜːt/Examples:
She managed to avert a potential disaster at work.They averted a financial crisis by securing backup funding.He looked away to avert her questioning gaze.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Advert involves advertising, while avert involves prevention.
- Remember that advert is short for advertisement, which deals with promoting something.
- The word avert has a v that you can relate to avoid, as both involve keeping away from something.
- Think of advert as a noun commonly seen in newspapers or online promoting products.
- Use avert when trying to keep something undesirable from happening, much like avoiding a problem.
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