Difference between "apart" and "a part"

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  • Rogi
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2008
    • 2343

    Difference between "apart" and "a part"

    This may annoy a few people, but it is a pet peeve of mine and so I could not refrain from bringing this up.


    I just want to point out that there is a difference between saying "apart" and "a part".

    "apart" (To be away) means separate i.e. I took my watch apart, or Our birthdays are three days apart, etc.


    "a part" (To be together) means 'part of' i.e. France is a part of Europe.


    So saying something like:

    "...the recent introduction of burqa's is NOT apart of any of the culture's present in Macedonia..."

    actually has an opposite meaning to what was intended.

    Now, that quote may have been a simple typo, but I see this mistake all too often that I thought it worth mentioning here and as I said, it is a pet peeve of mine.

    My sincerest apologies for the disruption.
    Last edited by Rogi; 04-22-2010, 06:32 AM.
  • Mastika
    Member
    • Feb 2010
    • 503

    #2
    lol. Sorry for the anger I have caused you. It was a simple typo.

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    • fyrOM
      Banned
      • Feb 2010
      • 2180

      #3
      So he says.hahaha Nah its cool Mastica. By the by its my dads favourite drink after topla rakia and I have one with him from time to time.

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      • Risto the Great
        Senior Member
        • Sep 2008
        • 15658

        #4
        Your quite right Rogi.
        Risto the Great
        MACEDONIA:ANHEDONIA
        "Holding my breath for the revolution."

        Hey, I wrote a bestseller. Check it out: www.ren-shen.com

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        • Rogi
          Senior Member
          • Sep 2008
          • 2343

          #5
          Argh!

          Risto! Lol.

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          • Jankovska
            Senior Member
            • Sep 2008
            • 1774

            #6
            Hahaha you made me laugh. I won't feel guilty for my mistakes, English is my second language you know, hahaha.

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            • Onur
              Senior Member
              • Apr 2010
              • 2389

              #7
              Where you guys live???

              Most of you lives in Macedonia or somewhere else?

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              • julie
                Senior Member
                • May 2009
                • 3869

                #8
                mail2onur - Adelaide, South Australia, greetings

                jankovska, I wish my Macedonian was half as good as your English, you are awesome!

                RTG grammar!
                your = possession
                you are abbreviation is you're

                ..but something tells me your taking pis
                "The moral revolution - the revolution of the mind, heart and soul of an enslaved people, is our greatest task."__________________Gotse Delchev

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                • Jankovska
                  Senior Member
                  • Sep 2008
                  • 1774

                  #9
                  Thank you my dear. Spelling is not my strong side but hey what can I do

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                  • osiris
                    Senior Member
                    • Sep 2008
                    • 1969

                    #10
                    rtg is always taking the piss julie.

                    in my case english is the third language i learned but the only one i feel truly comfortable in discussing most intellectual matters.

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                    • julie
                      Senior Member
                      • May 2009
                      • 3869

                      #11
                      RTG is very good at it too

                      osiris I am impressed! You are very articulate, absolutely awesome!

                      Macedonian was my first language, when I was 5 went overseas , almost 40 years ago for a few months where I had the wonderful opportunity to meet all of my grandparents.
                      I returned and started school at the age of 6 where I did not speak a solitary word of English, so its my second language
                      "The moral revolution - the revolution of the mind, heart and soul of an enslaved people, is our greatest task."__________________Gotse Delchev

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                      • Makedonetz
                        Senior Member
                        • Apr 2010
                        • 1080

                        #12
                        Allthough i live here in Canada im "Apart" but my heart is "part" with Macedonia, hope that wasnt cheesy LOL i was born here but my english is still crappy...must of been my fmaily speaking macedonian all the time i had a hard time learning english and french in school. But we vacation in Macedonia so thats nice to be back in your roots to relax.
                        Makedoncite se borat
                        za svoite pravdini!

                        "The one who works for joining of Macedonia to Bulgaria,Greece or Serbia can consider himself as a good Bulgarian, Greek or Serb, but not a good Macedonian"
                        - Goce Delchev

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                        • Rogi
                          Senior Member
                          • Sep 2008
                          • 2343

                          #13
                          I can still actually recall my very first day at Kindergarten as a 4 year old, all these people were speaking to me in this foreign language that I couldn't understand (English). God that was scary.

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                          • julie
                            Senior Member
                            • May 2009
                            • 3869

                            #14
                            i remember one of the first words I learnt was WOG
                            "The moral revolution - the revolution of the mind, heart and soul of an enslaved people, is our greatest task."__________________Gotse Delchev

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                            • Makedonetz
                              Senior Member
                              • Apr 2010
                              • 1080

                              #15
                              Well you guys are typing pretty good, english is one of the most complex language to learn good, i feel your frusterations
                              Makedoncite se borat
                              za svoite pravdini!

                              "The one who works for joining of Macedonia to Bulgaria,Greece or Serbia can consider himself as a good Bulgarian, Greek or Serb, but not a good Macedonian"
                              - Goce Delchev

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