Master confusing words with ease
Damage vs. Damages
Damage
/ˈdæmɪdʒ/Examples:
This will reduce possible freight damage.Fires bloomed from damaged stores.'The captain had sent me to check the damage again.
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Damages
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The storm wreaked damages across the coastal area.She sought damages for the breach of contract.The court awarded him damages for the injury sustained.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Damage is typically used to refer to harm or injury caused to something, and is often used as a singular term.
- Damages refers to compensation awarded to someone for loss or injury, usually used in legal context, and is plural.
- Remember that damage can be both a noun and a verb, whereas damages is primarily a noun with a specific legal meaning.
- Damage focuses on the harm itself, while damages focuses on the recompense or remedy one gets for harm.
- Think of damage as the action or consequence, while damages is about fixing or compensating for that action.
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