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Does “bored” mean the same as “boring”? What’s the difference between “funny” and “fun”? Here are some commonly confused English word pairs.
BACK AND BACKSIDE BACKSIDE = the part of the body that you sit on
get off your backside => to stop being lazy
Examples:
Get off your backside and do some work!
After cycling for the whole day, his backside was very sore.
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BACK = the reverse side, the part opposite to or behind that adapted for view or use
Examples:
Andy wrote on the back of the photograph.
Extra exercises at the back of the book provide further challenging practice of grammar points from different units.
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