Master confusing words with ease
Bran new vs. Brand new
Bran new
/brænd ˈnjuː/Examples:
Her backpack is bran new, never used before.He drove off in a bran new sports car.The bran new bridge opened to the public today.
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Brand new
/brænd nuː/Examples:
I wore my brand new sneakers to the game.Her excitement over the brand new car was evident.He decided to open a brand new chapter in his life.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Bran new sounds like a crisp cereal, not something fresh.
- Picture brand new as a shiny new brand product on the market.
- If its new and fresh from a brand, its brand new.
- Think of a brand giving birth to a new product, hence brand new.
- The key letter is d in brand which stands for distinctly new.
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