Master confusing words with ease
Patience vs. Patients
Patience
/ˈpeɪʃəns/Examples:
Have patience with me, I shall soon have done.I have no patience!''Have patience, sir, and I will tell you her sad story.'
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Patients
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The hospital was crowded with nervous patients.Doctors discussed the treatment plans with their patients.He waited patiently in the line of other patients.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- "Patience" is the quality of waiting without complaining.
- "Patients" refers to individuals receiving medical care.
- Remember: "Patience" has "i" before "e", like "idle" waiting.
- In a hospital, you care for individuals — "patients" have two ts as in "treatment".
- "Patience" ends in "ence," like "silence," which you might maintain while waiting.
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